Sudan's war on women

[ArabellaScott]

CONTENT WARNING.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ywgn2n3nqo

'...rape has become part of everyday life in South Darfur, which is far from active conflict zones, says MSF.
According to the report, more than 1,300 survivors, 56% of those who sought help at MSF clinics in the state, were raped while carrying out activities such as collecting firewood or water, working in fields or travelling to farms.'

Not much in the news about Sudan.

https://www.msf.org/msf-report-finds-no-safe-places-women-and-girls-darfur

The report is from March.

'Between January 2024 and November 2025, at least 3,396 victims and survivors of sexual violence sought treatment in MSF-supported facilities across North and South Darfur, though MSF warns this represents only a fraction of the true scale, as many victims and survivors cannot safely reach care. Women and girls accounted for 97 per cent of victims and survivors treated in MSF programmes.

Just horrific.

It is, I'm afraid. Not helped by endemic and extreme poverty.

Thanks for the article. More people need to talk about this.

"Every day, when people go to the market, there are four or five cases of rape," says a 40-year-old woman quoted in the report.
"When we go to the farm, this happens. Men, they will cover their heads, and they will rape women… There is no way to stop the rapes. The only way is to try to stay home."

Those poor women. Their situation is horrifying.

This is truly heart-breaking to read.

women just don’t matter…