Sudan: RSF Sexual Violence ‘Intends to Terrorise Civilians’, Says UN Fact-Finding Mission in Sudan

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is responsible for extensive sexual violence, including gang rape, abductions, and instances amounting to sexual slavery, according to a new report from the UN fact-finding mission on Sudan. The report calls for immediate civilian protections and warns that these acts likely constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, including torture, sexual slavery, and persecution based on intersecting racial and gender identities.

The United Nations fact-finding mission…