Dated Wednesday, 22 November 2023 15:01 GMT
Rape an everyday reality in war-hit Sudan - activist
A rights activist in Sudan says sexual violence against women has become a deliberate tactic in the civil war which started in April.
Hala al-Karib, who runs the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, says 70% of documented cases of sexual violence are gang rape, and that the targeting of women and girls has become part of everyday reality.
She told the BBC's Newsday radio programme that both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had carried out attacks on women, but that the paramilitaries appeared to be using it as a tactic to intimidate communities.
A conference is being held in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to highlight the impact of the war in Sudan on women.
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