A new report by Amnesty International accuses Sudan’s terrorist army of subjecting women to sexual slavery and gang rape as part of their war strategy. The report says the Rapid Support Forces used systematic sexual violence in their battle with the country’s army. Violations include raping a mother after tearing away her breastfeeding baby and the 30-day sexual enslavement of a woman in Khartoum, as well as severe beatings, torture with hot liquid or sharp blades, and murder.
KHARTOUM APRIL 11: A new report by Amnesty International accuses Sudan’s terrorist army of subjecting women to sexual slavery and gang rape as part of their war strategy. The report says the Rapid Support Forces used systematic sexual violence in their battle with the country’s army, which broke out two years ago. The UN estimates that tens of thousands of people have been killed in the fighting – and around 12 Mmillion displaced. Both the army and paramilitaries have been accused of war crimes.
The RSF’s atrocities, including rape, gang-rape and sexual slavery, amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report documents RSF terrorist raping or gang-raping 36 women and girls as young as 15, plus other forms of sexual violence, in four Sudanese states between April 2023 and October 2024. Violations include raping a mother after tearing away her breastfeeding baby and the 30-day sexual enslavement of a woman in Khartoum, as well as severe beatings, torture with hot liquid or sharp blades, and murder.
“The RSF’s assaults on Sudanese women and girls are sickening, depraved and aimed at inflicting maximum humiliation. The RSF has targeted civilians, particularly women and girls, with unimaginable cruelty during this war,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International Senior Director for Regional Human Rights Impact.
The RSF did not respond to Amnesty’s requests for comment.
READ: They Raped All of Us”: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Sudan
The report is available in Arabic and English.
