Opinion | When Gunmen Impose a Policy of Rape
Briefly

Sudanese refugees, fleeing starvation and violence in Darfur, reveal that rampant mass rape by militias is a key factor driving their desperate exodus to Chad.
Suad Urqud, recounting the horrors faced in Sudan, highlighted that Arab militias openly rape women to instill fear in the Black African community, compelling them to flee.
Refugee accounts indicate that not only are the crops untended due to the violence, but the strategic terror from rape prevents communities from resisting their oppression.
The plight of mothers like Suad, whose malnourished child suffers from acute starvation, underscores how the intertwined issues of violence and food scarcity are devastating communities.
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