Khaberni - The "Sudan Doctors Network" said that its team documented based on medical and field information described as reliable, 32 rape cases within a week involving girls from the city of Al-Fashir in North Darfur who reached the town of Tawila.
The network explained in a statement on Sunday that some of the assaults took place inside Al-Fashir following the Rapid Support Forces' invasion of the city, while other girls were raped while fleeing towards the town of Tawila.
The network condemned what it described as rape operations, which it said members of the Rapid Support Forces committed against women in Al-Fashir and those fleeing from the war.
It added that "these violations represent a serious breach of international humanitarian law and amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity," according to its description.
It reported that the violations reflect "the level of lawlessness and systematic abuses" faced by women and girls in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces.
The "Sudan Doctors Network" holds the Rapid Support Forces fully responsible for these crimes and calls for an urgent and independent international investigation, securing protection for survivors and witnesses, and providing medical, psychological, and legal support to victims without any restrictions or threats.
On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council condemned the escalation of violence in and around Al-Fashir following the control of the Rapid Support Forces over the city, demanding an urgent investigation into the violations.
On Tuesday, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women denounced what it described as "systematic crimes" by the Rapid Support Forces, affirming that rape is being carried out deliberately and systematically.
The humanitarian suffering in Sudan is worsening due to the escalation of confrontations on several fronts in a continuing bloody war between the army and the "Rapid Support Forces" since April 2023, which has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands and displaced about 13 million people.
Out of the country's 18 states, the "Rapid Support Forces" currently control all five states of the Western Darfur region except for some northern parts of North Darfur State, which are still in the army's grip, which controls most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east, and center, including the capital Khartoum.
