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Dec. 13, 2024, 7:47 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"Militia fighters who raped and attacked minority groups in Darfur threatened to force them to have 'Arab babies' and used ethnic slurs during their attacks, according to a new UN report. The details of the latest UN fact-finding mission report are accompanied by claims from activists that the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary is attempting a genocide of non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur. The report found fighters from the RSF responsible for sexual violence across Sudan, where they have been fighting the army for control since April 2023, with victims aged between eight and 75. But in Darfur, and particularly against the Masalit ethnic group, victims said there was a clearly...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 7:47 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3

"In the 18 months since fighting began, the RSF and Sudanese army have fought bitter battles for power across the country, displacing around 14 million people according to the UN, while at least 19,000 people have been killed" (para 13).
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1

"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she [Dr. Shaza] says. 'As people fled the village, some girls jumped into the Nile to commit suicide - I know four of them personally.' Reports of women killing themselves to avoid rape circulated online as the RSF ambushed town after town in eastern Al Jazira" (p. 9-12). "'After beating us, they locked us in the room and raped our cousins,' one young man from the Al...more
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"'I worked in Darfur 20 years ago. I worked with survivors of sexual violence then and saw victims as young as seven years old at the time" (par. 24). This shows there is some help for victims (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she [Dr. Shaza] says" (par. 9-10). "The stigma of being raped in the conservative, honour-based Sudanese society is too much to bear on top of the physical trauma" (par. 13). "SIHA regional director Hala Al Karib says: "90% of the cases we have verified are gang rape cases - women and girls raped by more than one person. 'The way it was done was very bold and...more
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she [Dr. Shaza] says" (p. 9-10). "SIHA has confirmed 29 cases of gang rape in Al Jazira's towns since October 2021. Two of the girls were underage, one died from her injuries and another took her own life, later found by their surviving relatives" (p. 19-20).
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2

"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she says" (p. 9-10).
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3

"In a statement, the RSF told Sky News it categorically denied the allegations. 'Our troops have strict and clear instructions to prioritise the protection of civilians and to ensure that no harm comes to them under any circumstances,' it said. 'It is important to note that we, along with our forces, have only heard of these claims through media reports. To date, no direct or credible evidence has been presented to us regarding these alleged incidents. Should there be any specific and verified information, we would encourage the parties involved to share it with us for further review. The RSF remains committed to upholding international humanitarian and human rights laws...more
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"A war waged on the bodies of women and girls by a militia hell-bent on conquering the country at every level" (par. 1). "Dr Shaza, a 25-year-old medical volunteer, says: "They came and took girls as young as 11 and 12 and rape them. 'They bring them back completely destroyed and dump them in the yard of the mosque. They were internally bleeding and we could only save some of them'" (par. 2-4). "Her hometown was targeted in a rampage by Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group born out of the janjaweed militias that terrorised civilians during the Darfur genocide and is currently at war with Sudan's army for...more
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3

"Dr Shaza and her family fled their home in Al Hilaliya in eastern Al Jazira and are now living in tents in an empty plot of land in Shendi, a safe city just 150km northeast of Sudan's besieged capital Khartoum" (par. 5).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Brunei, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"Legal and recognized" (para 18).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1

"[M]arried women were being subjected to another form of FGM after giving birth. The procedure, known as adal, which means 'fixing it', is common in Sudan" (4).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3

"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad...Chad has hosted refugees fleeing conflict in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan for decades, but the number of arrivals has increased dramatically since war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Before FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020, Sudanese refugees in Chad would return to their home country to cut their daughters then head back across the border to the camps, a staff member of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said" (1, 6-7).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1

"Another international aid worker who wished to remain anonymous said curbing FGM in Chad was very difficult because many communities held deep-rooted beliefs that it was an essential part of a girl’s life. 'It’s legally banned but people still do it secretly,' the aid worker said. 'We see many cases of FGM in women when they arrive at hospitals for unrelated health issues. We also learn about it when a cutting goes wrong and girls are transferred to clinics with health complications such as bleeding.' The aid worker situated FGM in the context of the wider violence that Sudanese people have been subjected to in recent years. 'The level of...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2

"Both [Chad and Sudan] have outlawed the practice [of FGM] but it continues in secret. The UN children’s agency, Unicef, says that about 87% of Sudanese women aged 14-49 have been cut – one of the highest rates in the world. In Chad, the figure is 34.1%, though rates are higher in the south and east, which is where the camps for Sudanese people have been set up" (2).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1

"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad...On a recent visit to the main refugee camp in Adré, which lies very close to the Sudanese border, the Guardian met three girls aged nine, seven and three who were being prepared by their family to be cut. The family was putting henna tattoos on the girls’ feet and fingers – a traditional way of 'celebrating' the FGM procedure. A social worker at the camp said the cutting itself was taking place in secret because it contravened Chadian laws. She added that as well as...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1

"FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020" (7).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad... A social worker at the camp said the cutting itself was taking place in secret because it contravened Chadian laws. She added that as well as children, married women were being subjected to another form of FGM after giving birth. The procedure, known as adal, which means 'fixing it', is common in Sudan...Before FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020, Sudanese refugees in Chad would return to their home country to cut their daughters then head back across the border to the camps, a...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1

"Both [Chad and Sudan] have outlawed the practice [of FGM] but it continues in secret…FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020" (2, 7).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1

"For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws"`
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"On February 24, 2023, the President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, signed four international conventions into law, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), one of the most advanced treaties on the protection of women’s and girls rights anywhere in the world. The movement toward the ratification of the Maputo Protocol by Africa’s youngest nation is a sign of meaningful progress toward realizing the rights of women and girls in South Sudan" (para 2-3). "The next step in the full ratification of the Maputo...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1

"Around 65% of women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, according to UNICEF, with the most common form being abuse by husbands or partners" (para 4).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1

"For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws" (para 4).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice. Around 65% of women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, according to UNICEF, with the most common form being abuse by husbands or partners. For women, customary laws tend to prevail, with rape cases - where reported - handled by community elders. Impunity for perpetrators is also due to a weak legal system, consisting of a mixture of formal and customary laws" (para 4). This...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1

"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice" (para 4).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2

"A growing network of young female Sudanese writers is challenging gender stereotypes for a growing audience, both inside and outside the country. But they too have to combat the patriarchal attitudes that pervade the country’s publishing industry and many choose to publish their books abroad initially" (para 13, 14). "'Writing about sex or religion is still forbidden for women. There are red lines that as a female writer you’re not even meant to approach. To do so brands you a heretic, a rogue, someone who has no appreciation for literature'" (para 15).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Groups of women meeting in each others homes had been at the forefront of the movement that toppled al-Bashir. Sudanese Women in Civic and Political Groups – or Mansam as they became known – gave a voice and image to the many women who wanted to challenge the entrenched patriarchy in Sudan" (para 12). "A growing network of young female Sudanese writers is challenging gender stereotypes for a growing audience, both inside and outside the country. But they too have to combat the patriarchal attitudes that pervade the country’s publishing industry and many choose to publish their books abroad initially" (para 13, 14). "'Writing about sex or religion is still...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"As recently as July 5, a report from the UN highlighted the 'conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls forced to flee for their lives' (para 1).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1

"The Public Order Act of 1996 imposed conservative Islamic social codes which restricted women’s movement, work and study" (para 10).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1

"The Public Order Act of 1996 imposed conservative Islamic social codes which restricted women’s movement, work and study. Women could be imprisoned or flogged for seemingly trivial transgressions – such as wearing western-style jeans" (para 10).