Sudan: Women and Girls Face Full Force of Sudan War

Kampala — Across the Greater Horn of Africa, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) has reached alarming levels, devastating women, girls, and entire communities. Survivors face rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage, and other abuses, used as gendered weapons of war and tools of terror. Rooted in patriarchal norms, militarisation, and entrenched impunity, these crimes are widespread in Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Somaliland.

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the…