Sudan: ‘I Witnessed Unimaginable Horrors’ – Sexual Violence Used As Weapon of Terror Against Women and Girls Across Sudan

Northern State, Sudan — In late 2024, armed men forced their way into Layla’s* home in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, while she was alone with her children. “They arrested my son and took me to a separate car,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

“I noticed they were looking at my daughter in a disturbing way – she’s 18 years old. Probably they took me away to keep her alone.”

Layla’s fears for her daughter were a precursor of what she would later confront…