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Amnesty International Exposes RSF’s Systematic Sexual Violence in Sudan Civil War

A new report documents widespread sexual violence by Sudan's RSF, highlighting war crimes and urging international action to halt atrocities and hold perpetrators accountable.

women carrying shopping bags walk on an empty street in Khartoum's Jabra neighbourhood, on May 28, 2023, as fighting between two rival generals persists. Since April 15, Sudan's capital and other cities have been gripped by brutal urban warfare between the regular army, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving most banks shuttered, warehouses and factories looted, attacked and burned, with fuel in scarce supply, and civilians in need of urgent humanitarian aid. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Amnesty International’s latest report details 36 cases of sexual violence by RSF forces, including rape, gang rape, and sexual slavery, targeting women and girls as young as 15.
  • The documented abuses occurred between April 2023 and October 2024 across four Sudanese states, including Khartoum and Darfur, as part of a deliberate strategy to humiliate and displace communities.
  • Survivor testimonies reveal harrowing accounts of prolonged captivity, repeated assaults, and physical and psychological trauma, with many victims fleeing their homes afterward.
  • A UN fact-finding mission corroborated the RSF’s responsibility for the majority of sexual violence cases, classifying these acts as war crimes and potential crimes against humanity.
  • Amnesty International is calling for an international response to end the violence, halt arms supplies to the RSF, and hold its commanders accountable for these atrocities.