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Kampala: January 26, 2026: Radio Dabanga Identical feminist and human rights testimonies revealed that the ongoing war in Sudan, more than a thousand days after its outbreak, is no longer just a military conflict between warring parties, but has turned into an open war on the bodies of women and girls, in which sexual violence and grave violations are used as tools to humiliate and break societies, amid the collapse of protection and justice systems, and continued impunity. The speakers confirmed in testimony (to Radio Dabanga) via the Kandakat and Mayarem program that women have become at the heart of this conflict, whether in areas of direct confrontation or in areas of displacement and camps, where physical and psychological violations intersect with poverty, hunger and insecurity. A systematic weapon of war. The Regional Director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development Sword, Dr. Aisha Al-Karib, said that this statement is based on the conclusions of research, readings and practical experiences accumulated by the organization, along with the experiences of other feminist organizations working in the same context, stressing that the ongoing war in Sudan was not only managed with weapons, bullets and artillery, but rather it was managed systematically through the bodies of women. She explained in a statement (to Radio Dabanga) that the body of the Sudanese woman was transformed during this war. To a tool, a message, and a real arena of conflict, on which various forms of violence and serious violations are practiced, noting that what is happening cannot be viewed as random individual violations, but rather as a pattern of strategic violations with deep social and political dimensions. She added that sexual violence was used in this war as an organized and intentional weapon, and it was not just a side result of the absence of military discipline, but rather its primary goal was to humiliate local communities and break what is known as the concept of honor in patriarchal structures and societies. She pointed out that there is clear ethnic and geographical targeting, as women are targeted on the basis of their tribal backgrounds or areas of residence, especially in Darfur and other conflict areas, with the spread of a discourse linking military control and control over the bodies of women of the other party. Al-Karib explained that the body in this war was not a target for women only as individuals, but rather as symbols of social identity, where rape and sexual abuse are used as collective punishment directed at the entire society. She pointed out that these violations are complex and multi-staged, starting with intimidation, then assault, which is often accompanied by racial or gender verbal insults, followed by social stigma and forced displacement, in the context of an almost complete collapse of the official protection and justice systems. She pointed out that the threat of rape, humiliating searches, or forcing women to take off their clothes in detention centers is part of an ongoing process aimed at destroying women’s will. And their dignity, stressing that these practices are carried out in the absence of a complete lack of accountability, which deepens women’s suffering and increases their feeling of insecurity. In addition to these testimonies, Al-Karib spoke to Radio Dabanga about what she described as the wall of silence and stigma, explaining that survivors face a major challenge represented by the forced silence imposed by society, as the victim is often held responsible for what happened to her, using concepts such as shame and reputation to silence her. She added that this silence serves the perpetrators, allows them to escape punishment, and prevents women from accessing necessary medical and psychological services. She stressed that despite this systematic and heinous targeting, Sudanese women did not stand in the position of surrendering victims, but rather played a pivotal role in organizing secret support networks, and led community responses in the absence of the state, such as emergency rooms and collective kitchens, noting that testimony and narration represent an act of resistance and a transformation of the body from an imposed battlefield into a site of memory. Collective. Collapsed health and poverty are another face of war. In the same context, feminist activist and member of the Sudanese Congress Party, Hanan Hassan, told Radio Dabanga that the war in Sudan, after more than a thousand days with all the atrocities that accompanied it, targeted women in particular, through sexual violence and violations that have become part of the daily scene of life in conflict areas. She explained that women in wars and armed conflicts are targeted in systematic and direct ways, as women’s bodies have turned into a real battlefield, due to the sexual violence that It is practiced regularly and deliberately by parties to the conflict, including rape, sexual harassment, sexual slavery, and other acts that are used as tools to destroy society, undermine its morale, and break its social fabric. She pointed out that statistics related to sexual violence in conflict areas in Sudan are still incomplete due to weak documentation and difficulty in reaching victims, but the evidence and testimonies collected from women survivors confirm that mass rape, kidnapping, and other horrific practices have become part of the military strategies used by groups. She indicated that women who are exposed to sexual violence suffer from complex psychological traumas, which may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. Many of them also live in forced social isolation, especially in societies that do not accept talking about this type of violations, or that place blame on the victim instead of the perpetrator. She added to Radio Dabanga that the social impact of sexual violence in some Sudanese societies is extremely harsh, as they are exposed to Women survivors are subjected to social stigma, and are sometimes viewed as a disgrace to the family or society, which increases the marginalization and persecution they face after the violation itself. She also pointed to the serious health challenges facing women survivors, as some of them suffer from chronic health diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, and in light of the collapse of the health system and the absence of medical services in conflict areas, obtaining the necessary treatment and care becomes almost impossible. She added that the war also led to women losing their economic security, Many women lost their sources of livelihood, whether in agriculture, crafts, or small businesses that they relied on to secure their livelihoods, which increased the fragility of women’s situations and placed them in a cycle of poverty, destitution, and exploitation. No to war and yes to peace without conditions. On the other hand, a member of the Women Against Injustice Initiative, Saadia Issa Ismail Dahab, confirmed to Radio Dabanga that the principled position is no to war and yes to sustainable peace without conditions, noting that the continuation of violations, conflicts, rapes and starvation for more than a thousand days represents a human tragedy that falls primarily on the bodies of women and girls, including those with disabilities, in addition to children. She explained that exploitation and sexual targeting are used as a weapon between the parties. Warring parties are subjected to subjugation, humiliation, intimidation, and intimidation, and that these violations often continue to achieve military, political, or ethnic gains and goals, or with the aim of bringing about forced demographic change by forcing the population and their women to flee their areas. She added to Radio Dabanga that the United Nations has documented in its reports a large number of violations and sexual violence to which women have been exposed, stressing that women have become direct battlefields, and many organizations and initiatives have monitored the spread of sexual violence. And gender-based violence, which has left social injustice and profound psychological effects. She indicated that some survivors may be killed as a result of prevailing customs and traditions, or be forced to flee and indulge in dangerous paths such as human trafficking or prostitution, in addition to the widespread destruction, psychological trauma, disturbances, fear and constant anxiety that these violations cause, in addition to the social stigma that haunts women. She pointed out that these violations also reflect on the social bond, Especially in cases of giving birth to unidentified children, as these children are sometimes discarded or abandoned after birth for fear of shame and stigma, in light of a complete collapse in health services and high rates of deaths and intended and unintended abortions. No to the Oppression of Women Campaign and Initiative: The war against the revolution and women together. From another angle, the head of the No to the Oppression of Women initiative, Amira Othman, indicated to Radio Dabanga that the war in Sudan, from its first moments, was directed against the revolution and against women, stressing that women’s bodies had not only turned into a battlefield, but that the war itself had been waged against them from its beginning. She added that women believed that the revolution was female, and that it arose to achieve the demands of freedom, peace, and justice. These are fundamental demands that, if achieved, will directly reflect on the conditions and rights of Sudanese women, and establish a safe and just environment in which women’s dignity is preserved. She explained that the ignition and continuation of the war was justified by a discourse claiming to defend honor and protect women, at a time when violations against them escalated on a large scale, noting that the stories reported about women who committed suicide for fear of rape, or about families who killed their daughters and wives under the pretext of protecting them from violation, reflect a period of extreme cruelty and decadence. She considered that the inability to protect women turned into bullying them and a clear violation of their right to life. Othman stressed that the war violated the highest right agreed upon by all constitutions, religions, and beliefs, which is the right to life, explaining that killing was no longer limited to direct killing, but rather took other forms through humiliation, violation, sexual slavery, and physical and psychological violence, leading to the human and physical consumption of women, and stripping them of their value, in a scene she described as selling in the markets. In the interview with Radio Dabanga, she criticized what women are exposed to in conflict areas, indicating that women are held accountable and accused of cooperating with one of the parties to the war simply because they remain in areas under its control, even in cases where forces enter those areas after the control of another party. She asked about the options available to women in the absence of any safe alternatives, explaining that displacement means moving to places where the most basic components of a decent life are not available, where there is no right to work, housing, treatment, or food. She stressed that women have no choice but to return to raising the slogan “Land is a weapon,” with a clear call to stop this war, which she described as shameful, stressing that peace will inevitably come, no matter how long the war lasts. She added that responsibility will not be extinguished by statute of limitations, and that the violations committed will not be erased, stressing that accountability will extend to all historical war generals, and will not stop at the April War alone. She called for addressing the historical injustice accumulated in various parts of Sudan as a result of wars, marginalization, oppression and discrimination, stressing the necessity of achieving true justice that takes into account the rights of the victims and redresses their harm. Sexual exchanges for food For her part, political activist and human rights defender Mona Abdel Moneim Salman confirmed to Radio Dabanga that the ongoing war in Sudan has turned into a systematic war on women’s bodies, and that what is happening today is an extension of an old pattern that began in Darfur and moved to Khartoum and Gezira State, which proves that Sudanese women have not found safety in any part of the country. She explained to Radio Dabanga that the violations included storming homes, kidnapping, and using women as hostages or as a means of humiliation, in addition to Forcing some of them into sexual exchanges in exchange for food, in the absence of complete protection and accountability, stressing that the war did not only rob women of safety on the streets, but also robbed them of safety within themselves. She indicated that the war extended to affect livelihood and human dignity, as many women lost the ability to pay housing rents or secure daily meals, and were forced to live in places lacking the minimum elements of safety, in light of the decline in support coming from abroad due to the doubling of the burdens of displacement. She added that the direct result of this reality is the presence of women Girls do not receive the right to eat, and face hunger and harsh choices to survive, considering that the woman’s body has become the front on which Sudanese society is defeated daily. Violations from within the camps. In a testimony from inside the Biali camp in Uganda, activist and human rights defender Rafia Ahmed Adam told Radio Dabanga that the camp includes large numbers of single mothers, including widows, divorcees, and women who have lost contact with their husbands and do not know their fate, and they suffer greatly in living in the absence of job opportunities and reliance on limited support from organizations. She added to Radio Dabanga that the World Food Program’s decision to remove large numbers of beneficiaries of support had a significant impact. The conditions of women and children inside the camp began to appear, and cases of malnutrition began to appear among children and women, in addition to a widespread spread of harassment in schools, especially basic schools, by old and young men, in the absence of family supervision, which led to young girls being exposed to serious risks. Continue Reading
