Sudan: Tea Sellers, Nurses and Teachers – Sudanese Women Accused of Collaborating With the Rapid Support Forces

“I spent nine months in the security cell, where I was beaten and abused. I lost three teeth due to torture. I was sexually assaulted and pressured into confessing to collaboration [with the Rapid Support Forces] under duress,” recounts Sahar*.

Sahar has been sentenced to death by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), for alleged collaboration with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under Article 50, which criminalises “undermining the constitutional order”. Sahar denies the accusation, saying she was merely…