Al Jazirah State, Sudan: Over 100 Women Resort to Mass Suicide Amid Ongoing Sexual Violence [VIDEO]

Over 100 women allegedly commit suicide in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state to evade horrific violence amid brutal RSF assaults

As Sudan’s violent conflict deepens, tragic reports reveal that over 100 women in Al Jazirah state have committed suicide, fearing rampant sexual violence allegedly perpetrated by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). With the war showing no signs of abating, local activist testimonies and new data paint a disturbing picture of human rights abuses targeted at women and girls.

In a newly published 89-page report titled “Khartoum is Not Safe for Women”: Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Sudan’s Capital, Human Rights Watch (HRW) documented severe sexual violence, including gang rape, child marriage, and forced marriage since the war erupted on April 15, 2023. This extensive report highlights how RSF forces have reportedly used sexual assault as a weapon of war, inflicting traumatic harm on countless Sudanese women.

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The crisis, intensified by low media coverage, has seen Sudanese activist Amina bring attention to horrifying acts within Al Jazirah. In a widely-shared video, Amina, dressed in the colors of the Sudanese flag, reported that women were committing suicide en masse in the face of escalating violence.

“The women of the village are killing themselves,”

she said, suggesting that more than 100 women had taken their own lives to escape the looming threat of sexual assault by RSF forces.

In a single village within Al Jazirah, the activist described chilling scenes where RSF troops allegedly killed over 500 people, executing village men and leaving bodies scattered in the streets. Hala al-Karib, head of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), corroborated this with a BBC interview, confirming three reported cases of suicide among women in Al Jazirah last week. She added that limited mobile connectivity and internet shutdowns may mean the actual number is much higher.

As these atrocities continue, humanitarian organizations are calling for increased global attention to Sudan’s escalating crisis and greater protection for its vulnerable population.