Sexual violence rife in war-torn Sudan capital: Human Rights Watch

Port Sudan: Sudan’s conflicting parties have committed widespread sexual crimes against women and girls aged between nine and 60, preventing survivors from accessing medical care in the capital, Human Rights Watch said Monday. In a new report titled “Khartoum is not safe for women,” the human rights watchdog recorded testimonies from 42 medical workers and rescue workers about sexual violence, forced marriages and child marriages since the war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group erupted in April 2023.

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