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Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan’s South Kordofan state since September 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. These acts of sexual violence, which constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, underscore the urgent need for meaningful international action to protect civilians and deliver justice.
(Nairobi, December 10, 2024) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed scores of civilians, and injured, raped, and abducted many others in waves of attacks in Habila and Fayu, two towns in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, between December 2023 and March 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks on mainly ethnic Nuba residents, which had not been widely reported, constitute war crimes.
Mass Forced Displacement and Widespread Destruction
Thoroughly Investigate Islamist Armed Group’s War Crime at Barsalogho; Ensure Accountability
Haiti’s Transitional Government Should Prioritize Their Protection and Reintegration
Explosive Weapons, Unlawful Blockade Inflict Profound Trauma, Suffering
Ensure Access to Health Care, Education and Livelihoods in West Papua
Evidence Casts Doubt on Military’s Version of Events
Arrests, Tickets, Property Destruction Brutalize People Who Need Housing.
Killings of Civilians, Mass Arson, Unlawful Recruitment in Rakhine State