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Three Years Too Long: Analysis of Trends and the Devastating Human Rights Impacts of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sudan from 15 April 2023 to 15 April 2026
By UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at ReliefWeb
· June 25, 2026
· 4 min read
. UN report documents widespread and brutal use of sexual violence in Sudan GENEVA – A UN Human Rights report issued Tuesday lays bare the brutality and magnitude of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023, and its profound, long-term impacts on vic
Key takeaway This is a war crime and, if committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack, a crime against humanity," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 25, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 4 min
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