'War on women and girls' : Sexual violence the 'blueprint and strategy' of Sudan's brutal civil war

UN expert details systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan, calling for urgent accountability and support for frontline women's groups. | Contesto: cronaca

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• 'War on women and girls' : Sexual violence the 'blueprint and strategy' of Sudan's brutal civil war

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As Sudan's civil war enters its devastating fourth year, a senior United Nations official has declared that the systematic use of sexual violence against women and girls has become the deliberate 'blueprint and strategy' of the conflict. Idil Absiye, Regional Policy Advisor for Women, Peace and Security at UN Women's East and Southern Africa Regional Office, stated that field data and partner testimonies reveal a campaign where rape and assault are not random atrocities but calculated tools of warfare designed to instill terror and fracture the social fabric of communities. This weaponization of sexual violence, Absiye explained, represents a core tactical evolution in the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The objective is to dismantle community cohesion, displace populations through fear, and assert total dominance over territory. The scale and organized nature of these attacks, documented through institutional reporting, point to a coordinated policy rather than isolated incidents of brutality committed by rogue combatants. The consequences extend far beyond the immediate physical and psychological trauma inflicted on survivors. The terror sewn by this strategy has catastrophic ripple effects, paralyzing normal life and severing the communal bonds that are essential for resilience during crisis. Families are torn apart, stigma silences victims, and the foundational trust within villages and neighborhoods is deliberately destroyed, making recovery and reconciliation exponentially more difficult. In response to this crisis, Absiye emphasized an urgent, multi-pronged need for international action. Foremost is the demand for concrete accountability mechanisms to document crimes and eventually bring perpetrators to justice, challenging the prevailing climate of impunity. Equally critical is the requirement for sustained global attention on Sudan, a conflict often overshadowed by other world events, to ensure humanitarian and diplomatic resources are mobilized. Perhaps the most pressing call is for direct, flexible funding and support to be channeled to Sudanese women-led organizations operating on the...

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