Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence
Médecins Sans Frontières report sparks calls for Sudan’s warring parties to be held to account for rapes and attacks As Sudan’s Darfur region has been...
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Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire
Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city Hundreds of women were raped and burned...
Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate
Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimation Sudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence,...
Peruvian soldiers found guilty of rapes committed during civil war in historic verdict
‘Landmark’ case is first to deal with use of sexual violence in state’s conflict with Shining Path rebels four decades ago Ten soldiers have been...
Soaring number of migrants trapped in Yemen face abuse and starvation, say NGOs
Urgent funding needed to help people return home as humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels, according to migration organisation The number of African migrants stranded in...
UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...
Rapists and kidnappers increasingly targeting migrants crossing Darién Gap
As record numbers make the perilous journey between Colombia and Panama, Médecins Sans Frontières is treating far more survivors of sexual violence, including children Armed...
Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix
NGOs report allegations of abuse and harassment at Kasigau Corridor conservation project in southern Kenya over 12 years Male staff at a leading Kenyan carbon-offsetting...
Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence
Supporters of alleged rapist, girl’s 39-year-old headmaster, stormed police station in effort to prevent arrest The ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a...
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
