motorbike had gotten a mechanical problem. He immediately started calling (via phone) his friends for help to fix the motorbike. In a few minutes, other three men came riding motorbikes, joined him and forcibly took her inside the bush and raped her in turns (one after another). They raped her while filming her with their phones. After raping her, they took her to a place near her final destination (Shanfur village) and they went away. The rapist later broadcasted the video of the incident on social media. The medical report confirmed the rape incident and a case was filed at police. Two of the perpetrators were arrested but the other two are still at large. The victim’s relative informed HUDO Centre that lawyers of the victim requested that this case should be referred to the national criminal investigations unit. This is because the BN state unit seems to have not taken serious steps to arrest the other perpetrators yet they are known. This delays the process of taking the case to courts of law. 2.3.2 Rape/ sexual assault of a 13 year old girl by SAF soldier On 18th May 2021, around 5:00PM (Sudan time) five (5) girls (underage) were together coming back from the garden in Geisan after collecting mango, a soldier dressed in SAF uniform met them at Tamat seasonal river. The soldier greeted them while shaking hands with them. But when he came to the last one by name N.A.Z (13 years old), he firmly held her and threw her on to the ground. The other girls run away towards the nearest neighbourhood and informed the people there. Immediately, a number of people run towards the scene and found/saw him (soldier) on top of the victim. But the soldier managed to run away after seeing the people coming (before they could reach him). In the process of running away, he left his smart phone. The people who came to the crime scene took the victim to her home/family and when they managed to browse the soldier’s phone, the five girls acknowledge his photo. This case was reported at Geisan police and the girl was sent for medical check. But, according to the medical report, the result was negative yet the victim and her family confirmed the incident. Also the community members who rescued her/victim had seen the soldier on top of her. According to the medical report, Geisan police were very reluctant in processing the case and the soldier (perpetrator) disappeared. 23