In Sudan, victims of sexual violence, like Mariam and Um Kulthum, suffer in silence as they are targeted by armed men, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leading to rape, mass rape, and murder. Reports from the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) document over 1,300 cases of sexual and gender-based violence, revealing a systematic strategy of viewing women as “property” and using them for sexual slavery and forced labor. The violence extends to infants, with even female infants being raped. The collapse of the rule of law has allowed for impunity, rewarding criminals and punishing the Masalit group.
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