Sudanese soldiers using rape as weapon of war, says rights group | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/16/sudan-soldiers-rape-war
Government soldiers in Sudan are using sexual violence, including the gang-rape of teenage girls, as a weapon of war against southern rebels, a watchdog has claimed.
Refugees from Blue Nile state described a pattern of abuses including rapes, torture and the beating to death of men in custody, Human Rights Watch said.
Daniel Bekele, the group’s Africa director, said: “The number of rapes reported to us, often in harrowing detail, suggests that sexual violence is part of the government’s counter-insurgency strategy. The scale of reported abuses points to the urgent need for an international investigation in both rebel- and government-controlled areas.”
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