11 Sexual violence The sexual violations that took place in conflict areas were regularly committed by security forces and its allied militias. The police did not carry out investigation or even in some incidents file cases. Half of the victims of the sexual violence were underage girls (child abuse/defilement) as indicated below; 11.1 Sexual violence in South Kordufan Rape of girl student On 3rd January 2016, F. M, 17 years old, student, was raped by three soldiers from RSF on gun point while she was coming back from school with other two students R.A.K and S.I in Al-Abbasiya. The other two students managed to escape while she was held by the soldiers and they run towards the victim‟s house and informed her father who ran towards the crime scene and found his daughter in blood and unconscious. He took her to the hospital and went to police to report and get form-822, but the police officer could not give him the form and he refused to open a case. The police officer informed him that, “if you want the form or to open a case, you have to get a permission from the governor because we are under state of emergency”. The lady recovered but she is psychologically traumatized, she stopped going to school. According to HUDO‟s source, the girl‟s father was threatened by police and this prevented him from taking any further step. Rape of displaced lady On 31st January 2016, M. A. E, 43 years old, a displace lady from Terri to Al Abbasiya town, was raped on gun point by four armed soldiers from RSF while she was coming from the water source. On reporting, the police refused to file the case and confiscated her cellphone and prevented her from leaving Al Abbasiya town. Rape of pastoralist a 12 year old girl On 13th March 2016, H.H.A, 12 years old, was raped in Talodi while she was going back to her nomad camp (home). The medical report confirmed the rape incident. The case was opened at Talodi police office against anonymous perpetrator. There were no further investigations. Rape of disable girl child On 21st March 2016, U. D. K, the 11 years old paralyzed (walking disability) girl was raped at Old Market neighborhood in Talodi town by two soldiers from reserve police23. They were seen by her mother as they escaped back to their camp which neighbors the victim‟s house. The medical report confirmed the incident and the case was opened at Talodi police office against anonymous perpetrator. There were no further investigations. 22 Form-8 is a police document used for medical assessment. Reserve Police is a fighter unit within police used widely before in Darfur, its known in Sudan by Abuteira (with bird) due to the bird appeared in their logo. 23 22