July 22, 2024 (KAMPALA) – Hala Al-Karib, the regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network), announced on Monday that there have been 14 cases of unwanted pregnancies among 75 incidents of rape and sexual violence committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Al Jazirah state. SIHA released a report Monday on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) titled “Al Jazirah State and the Forgotten Atrocities,” detailing the underreported RSF’s violence against women in Al Jazirah after they overran most parts of the state in December 2023. In a Zoom press conference, Al-Karib stated that the Initiative had documented 250 cases of sexual violence nationwide since the war began, including 75 cases in Al Jazirah state between December and the end of April 2024. A human rights activist from Al Jazirah state, who spoke at the press conference anonymously, revealed that 25 underage girls had become pregnant due to rapes by the RSF, with their families unsure how to handle the situation. The anonymous activist added that RSF crimes against women in Al Jazirah included exploitation, rape, and abduction, using sexual violence as a tool to exert pressure on families. Three waves of sexual …

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