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Story summary
- The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says systematic gang rapes and sexual slavery by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are a weapon of war in Sudan.
- The OHCHR recorded 546 sexual-violence incidents from 15 April 2023 to 15 April 2026, 87 percent by RSF, including at least 85 women forced into slavery and 59 pregnancies.
- Only 48 cases were reported, with two investigations started and RSF-controlled zones lacking a functioning justice system.
