Sudan: ‘You Don’t See Young Women in Some Camps’ – Harrowing Reports of Sexual Violence and Healthcare Attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

Aj Jazirah, Sudan — “Some parents were killed while trying to protect their daughters from being raped,” said Sara*, a counsellor in Sudan’s eastern Aj Jazirah state and one of many health workers relaying shocking accounts of sexual violence in recent weeks.

Since 20 October, escalating conflict in Aj Jazirah has led to the deaths of over 100 people, including health workers, and forced more than 135,000 to flee their homes in search of refuge in neighbouring states. With at least six health…