The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) said on Thursday that it had documented 1,294 confirmed cases of sexual and gender-based violence across 14 Sudanese states between 2023 and 2025.<\/p>\n
In its statement, SIHA reported \u201c1,294 confirmed cases of sexual and gender-based violence in 14 Sudanese states since 2023 up to the present year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The organization said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were responsible for the vast majority of these violations, accounting for 87% of the cases in which perpetrators were identified.<\/p>\n
The statement stressed that sexual violence in the ongoing war is systematic rather than incidental, following the movement of the conflict and reflecting shifts in territorial control.<\/p>\n
It noted that 77% of the cases with detailed information involved rape. SIHA also documented 225 cases involving children, mostly girls aged between 4 and 17, representing 18% of the total documented cases.<\/p>\n
The network highlighted a rise in child marriage and forced marriage, used as negative coping mechanisms or imposed under threat from RSF members.<\/p>\n
The statement also underscored patterns of ethnic targeting, with women and girls from non-Arab communities in Darfur\u2014including the Masalit, Berti, Fur, and Zaghawa tribes\u2014facing direct attacks. Women from the Nuba Mountains living in Khartoum were also subjected to targeted abuse and racism.<\/p>\n
SIHA said it identified a three-stage pattern of escalating violence that tracks RSF advances:<\/p>\n
1. Seizure phase \u2014 characterized by home invasions, looting, and rape.<\/p>\n
2. Consolidation phase \u2014 where women are openly targeted in streets and public spaces.<\/p>\n
3. Final phase \u2014 the most brutal, involving prolonged detention in homes or improvised prisons, where women face torture, gang rape, and forced marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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