More than a hundred women commit suicide en masse in Al Jazirah, Sudan

ALBAWABA – Shocking reports continue to emerge from Sudan of rape and sexual assault being used as a weapon of war against women and women by Sudan’s warring parties, especially the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which committed widespread rape and even gang rape.

Human Rights Watch has released an 89-page report entitled “Khartoum is not safe for women: Sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan’s capital,” documenting horrific rape and sexual violence, as well as forced and child marriage in Sudan since the start of the war. war on April 15, 2023.

HRW also reported that women in Khartoum and neighboring cities are being held and used by the RSF in terrible conditions that “may amount to sexual slavery.”

In one village, more than 500 men are murdered, while the women resort to suicide to protect themselves.

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More than a hundred women commit suicide en masse in Al Jazirah, Sudan

As the situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate amid a conflict between RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with little media coverage of the crimes taking place there, a Sudanese activist has released a video speaking about the dire situation in the Sudanese state Al Jazirah after the horrific attacks and killings. committed by Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Sudanese activist posted a video talking about the latest miserable crimes in the Sudanese town of Al Jazirah and highlighting the mass suicides taking place in the area amid fears of rape and sexual violence.

^{Women from the gardeners’ association of Korsi refugee camp in Birao pose for a photo on August 10, 2024. (AFP)}

She, who was seen wearing a hijab in the colors of the Sudanese flag, said there were more than 100 women in the village in Al Jazirah. “The women of the village commit suicide.”

The Sudanese woman added: “More than a hundred women have committed suicide so they can protect themselves from the RSF’s sexual violence.” In other posts on X, activists said more than 130 women committed mass suicide in Al Jazirah state.

She said: “More than 500 people have been killed in a single village in Al Jazirah state, central Sudan. The RSF lined up all the men in the village and killed them all.” “Bodies are scattered on the streets,” the activist claimed.