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October 30, 2024

U.N. Mission in Sudan Warns of "Staggering" Levels of Sexual Violence by Paramilitaries
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed "staggering"
levels of sexual violence, raping civilians and kidnapping women as sex
slaves, which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
That's according to a new report by a U.N. fact-finding mission. Sudan's
18-month war between the RSF and Sudanese military has uprooted more
than 14 million people - the world's largest displacement crisis. U.N.
experts are calling on the International Criminal Court to expand its
jurisdiction and investigate possible war crimes committed beyond the
region of Darfur. A previous U.N. mission said both the RSF and Sudanese
army may be guilty of atrocities committed during the conflict. This is
Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for
Migration, speaking from Port Sudan.

Amy Pope: "The situation here is simply catastrophic. There's no other
way to put it. We're seeing hunger, disease, sexual violence. They're
rampant. And for the people of Sudan, they're telling us it's really
just a living nightmare."



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