Armed men who sexually aggressing Sudan children as a war tactic: UNICEF

Istanbul

Armed men are sexually assaulting children in Sudan, including infants at the age of one year, according to a new UNICEF report.

Genre -based violence service providers in Sudan have registered 221 rape cases against children from the beginning of 2024, the report said.

“Children as young as being raped by armed men should shock anyone in their center and oblige the immediate action,” said the executive director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, in a statement issued on Monday.

“Millions of children in Sudan risk rape and other forms of sexual violence, which is used as a war tactic. This is a scary violation of international law and could be a war crime. Must stop. “

The figures, according to UNICEF, are only a fraction of the real cases, because their survivors and their families do not want or cannot appear due to the stigma and rejection of their families, the fear of remuneration by armed groups and the lack of access to support mechanisms.

“The sexual violence spread in Sudan has instilled terror in humans, especially children,” Russell said. “The parties to the conflict and those with influence on them must make every effort to end these serious violations against children. These war scars are immeasurable and long -lasting. “

UNICEF has reiterated its appeal to put an end to gender-based violence, including sexual violence as a war tactics, saying that “time ends to prevent the crisis of Sudan sexual violence to continue, affect children and have a negative and negative inheritance.”

Sudan was dressed in a war between the Sudanese army and the rapid support forces in mid-April 2023, with over 20,000 killed people and 14 million displaced people, according to local and local authorities. However, research at American universities estimates that the number of death is about 130,000.

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