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Sudan: Sexual Violence Used As Weapon of Terror Against Women and Girls

Sudan: Sexual Violence Used As Weapon of Terror Against Women and Girls

Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk.

It is nearly two years since the brutal war between the forces of the military government in Khartoum and the Rapid Support Forces militia erupted, sparking one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Human rights abuses have been committed on both sides and more…

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