Sudanese refugee women based in Uganda are begging African leadership to step in and stop the bloodbath back home, where sexual violence has become a tactical weapon against civilians. Rayan Abdallah Mohammed from Darfur spoke at an International Conference on the Great Lakes Region workshop in Kampala, saying her people are getting absolutely wrecked by systematic rape, gang assaults, and forced marriages carried out mostly by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.
The fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese Army kicked off in April 2023 and has tormented the lives of 14 million displaced people while killing tens of thousands. Dorah Byamukama from ICGLR confirmed that chaos and zero law enforcement have turned sexual brutality into a normalized terror tactic designed to shatter communities.
Uganda's Foreign Affairs ministry backed the call for immediate action, and recommendations from the Kampala meeting will get pushed to next week's African Union forum in Tunisia. Mohammed's message was straightforward: African leaders need to remember that Sudan exists and these people deserve safety.
The fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese Army kicked off in April 2023 and has tormented the lives of 14 million displaced people while killing tens of thousands. Dorah Byamukama from ICGLR confirmed that chaos and zero law enforcement have turned sexual brutality into a normalized terror tactic designed to shatter communities.
Uganda's Foreign Affairs ministry backed the call for immediate action, and recommendations from the Kampala meeting will get pushed to next week's African Union forum in Tunisia. Mohammed's message was straightforward: African leaders need to remember that Sudan exists and these people deserve safety.
