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Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. UN Calls for International Support for Conflict in Sudan The current conflict ...
From state subjects to war spoils, Sudan’s history of violence against women is reaching a breaking point, writes Raga Makawi. Driven by desperation and the horror of nearly a year of war, images of ...
Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing. Several women have taken their lives in Sudan's central Gezira state after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal civil ...
These are among the horrific accounts of sexual violence committed against women and girls in Sudan by the east African country’s warring parties – particularly the paramilitary Rapid Support ...
Sudan has joined a global campaign aimed at stopping violence against women. Sudan's efforts at the national level involve the broad participation of artists, politicians and civil society.
Sudanese women chant slogans protesting the use of violence by security forces against anti-coup protesters in Omdurman, Sudan, June 25, 2022 (AP photo by Marwan Ali). Click to share on Twitter ...
JUBA, South Sudan — Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Nearly 30 Africa-based rights groups have signed a letter condemning Sudan for sentencing a 20-year-old woman to death by stoning over charges of adultery. The statement ...
Efforts to prevent a young Sudanese woman being stoned to death, after she was convicted of adultery, are being hindered by the absence of government ministers in the country. Sudan has been run ...