The accusations of the high rate of raping of women and girls by the Sudanese forces are alarming. This has caused waves of women’s protests in Sudan.
Joining the world bodies to condemn the atrocities, the United Nations has stated that they have “received allegations of sexual harassment by security forces against women who were trying to flee.” This was corroborated by a Sudanese protester, Malaz Kamal: “These organised acts of sexual assault are one of the tools they use to break the women and prevent them from taking to the streets. Even though they have been doing this for years, we will return (to the streets) and our voices will be even louder.”
“Ever since the al-Bashir era, we’ve been facing rape and displacements, we want our full rights back and can’t do so without getting rid of the criminals in the coup council, the murderers and the Janjaweed militia group,” cried another protester Nahla Issa to Africanews.
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