Sudan, South Kordofan and Human Rights Watch

Women held as sex slaves in Sudan's South Kordofan, Human Rights Watch says
Women from Sudan's South Kordofan state have been repeatedly raped and some held as sex slaves by fighters from the warring Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday.
Fighters in Sudan's civil war raping girls as young as seven, Human Rights Watch says
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies are raping women and girls as young as seven and holding them in sexual slavery during the country's civil war, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
HRW: Sudan RSF fighters committed sexual violence in South Kordofan since 2023
The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have been committing mass sexual violence and perpetrating sex slavery in South Kordofan state since September 2023, according to a report
Human Rights Watch accuses Sudan’s RSF of rape, sexual slavery
Rights group says sexual violence constitutes war crimes, and that it underscores the urgent need for international action to protect Sudanese civilians and deliver justice to victims
Sudan civil war sees RSF forces rape women and girls on a shocking "scope and scale," rights group says
Sudanese women tell Human Rights Watch that RSF paramilitaries, one side in a grueling civil war, are subjecting them to horrific sexual violence.
Rape and Sexual Slavery in Sudan’s Conflict
We’ve reported on some of the horrific crimes being perpetrated by the warring parties before. In the conflict between the between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militias, we’ve seen atrocities being committed by both sides .
RSF accused of widespread rape, sexual slavery in South Kordofan
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and their allied militias have committed widespread rape and sexual slavery against women and girls in Sudan’s South Kordofan state since September 2023, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
Sudan: Human Rights Watch accuses paramilitaries of widespread sexual violence
In its latest report on civil war-torn Sudan, monitor NGO Human Rights Watch documented dozens of cases of sexual violence committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group, echoing reports by UN agencies.
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Escalating fighting in Sudan prevents delivery of humanitarian aid: WFP
KHARTOUM, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said that the escalating fighting in Sudan was preventing humanitarian aid from reaching famine risk areas.
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World 'not paying attention' to humanitarian crisis in Sudan as children die of hunger
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WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan
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More Than Half of Sudan Needs Urgent Aid; 11 Million People Displaced
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At least 38 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher: Activists
RSF ramps up attacks on North Darfur, as rights group accuses the paramilitaries of sexual violence in South Kordofan.