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RSF Atrocities Persist Unabated in South Kordofan and Nuba Mountains

News, Press Release, Sudan /

Since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023, Sudanese women and girls have endured continuous and systematic acts of sexual violence.   
Crimes including murder, rape, torture, enforced disappearance, abduction, forced confinement, sexual slavery, forced marriage, and enslavement have been weaponized in the conflict and used as tools for recruitment.

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Access to telecommunication services is a basic human right and should not be weaponized in Sudan’s conflict

News, Press Release, Sudan /

Following ten (10) months of horrific fighting in Sudan that have claimed thousands of lives, and led to enforced disappearances, forced evictions, and mass displacement; the people of Sudan are cut off from the outside world because of telecommunication outages, including disruptions to internet, calls, and data services.

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Report: Gezira under RSF Control – Overall Situation

News, Press Release, Publications, Sudan /

On December 18th, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) invaded Gezira State and initiated a new phase of the ongoing conflict. Unlike in Khartoum, where upon outbreak of the war, active combat was initiated between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) within residential neighbourhoods, in Gezira the RSF entered the state swiftly and without much resistance or combat with the SAF, whose forces had quickly withdrawn from the region. While active combat was minimal in the state

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Gender Alert: Women’s Rights Organizations Condemn Escalating Femicides in Somalia and Somaliland

News, Press Release, Somalia, Somaliland /

We, the undersigned coalition of women’s rights organizations, women’s rights activists, and women human rights defenders in the Somali region, express our deep sadness and grave concern over the alarming increase of femicides across the Somali territories. The recent incidents in Hargeisa and Mogadishu, where three men brutally murdered their wives, with two of them killed by knives and one burned alive, shocked our collective conscience.

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Sudan women and girls at ongoing risk of abduction and enforced disappearance

News, Press Release, Sudan /

Since the onset of the Sudan crisis in April 2023, SIHA Network has trucked more than 104 cases of missing women and girls on social media, revealing a deeply troubling situation.

According to the latest update from the Sudanese Group for Victims of Enforced Disappearance in December 2023, out of the 842 civilians who have disappeared, 48 women and girls have been confirmed as forcibly disappeared. These stark numbers emphasize the urgent need for immediate action and justice to address the escalating disappearance crisis in Sudan.

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Statement: CSOs Condemn the Escalating Violence in Sudan as the War reaches Wad Madani and Al Gezira State

News, Press Release, Sudan /

This latest development is a significant and alarming extension of the brutal war that has plagued the country since April 15. The conflict was initiated with clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who took over Greater Khartoum, most of the Darfur region, and now Wad Madani City 180 kilometres South of Khartoum and across Gezira State, causing unfathomable suffering.

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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF WAR: FAIZAT BADMUS-BUSARI TALKS ABOUT SUDAN & THE IMPACT OF GBV ON WOMEN & GIRLS IN CONFLICT ZONES

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At Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network, our approach to eliminating violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the Horn of Africa is grounded in intersectional feminist principles. We prioritize support for women and girls from diverse and
marginalized backgrounds, …

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Periods Don’t Stop for War! Stand with Sudanese Women and Girls: They Need Your Help Now!

News, Press Release, Sudan /

The current conflict in Sudan, which started on the 15th of April and has claimed over 4,000 lives, and has been characterized by high rates of SGBV, has also created a severe scarcity of menstrual products throughout the country.
Women and girls who have been displaced to other neighbourhoods, cities and states are usually forced to leave under gunfire and threats of sexual violence without carrying necessary dignity kits…

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Do not ignore the suffering of Sudanese women

News, Press Release, Sudan /

When the people of Sudan took to the streets to call for the ouster of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in 2019, women were at the forefront, leading the movement for democracy and change. It was estimated that women – who have long endured marginalisation, harassment and sexual violence in Sudan – made up as many as two-thirds of the protesters. Who can forget the viral image of the young protester Alaa Salah standing atop …

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