"She was the only passenger singled out. We were coming from Gezira State They stopped us on the street and forced us down, Mariam told Al Jazeera Arabic's correspondent Asma Mohammed. They said they wanted to search us. Two of them consulted with each other, then called me over, she recounted, her voice trembling. They took me to a place It was an empty room with a mattress. They told me to lie down, and then they raped me."
"In el-Fasher, the tragedy repeats itself with even greater brutality. Um Kulthum*, a medical student, told Al Jazeera she was forced to witness mass rape and murder before becoming a victim herself. The RSF forces entered and besieged the area, Um Kulthum said. They killed my uncle, the one who raised me right in front of us. We were four girls, along with our neighbour's daughter. The RSF forces then gang-raped us in a brutal manner."
Women and girls across Sudan have recounted harrowing sexual assaults by armed paramilitary forces during attempts to flee conflict zones. Survivors describe being singled out, abducted into empty rooms, and raped, with some forced to witness mass rape and murder before being attacked themselves. A senior doctor revealed that 14 female infants have been raped. The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa documented nearly 1,300 cases of sexual and gender-based violence across 14 states since April 2023. Many survivors identify the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and face profound trauma with limited access to justice or support.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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