On Dec. 12th 2015, MI arrested Amal Hassan (40 years) a female teacher. She was
arrested from Wad Abouk village where she teaches in Bau Locality. No reason was
given for her arrest and nobody was allowed to visit her.
2.1 Sexual violence
HUDO Centre received several reports about Sexual violence, mainly committed by the
Military and other government security agencies together with the militias. There are
many Cases of sexual violence but the victims and their families could not freely share
the information because of social stigma and the security threats. The following
chapters illustrate some cases in the two areas SK and BN;
2.1.1 Sexual violence in South Kordufan
On May 29 th2015, H. M. A four month pregnant lady, 34 years, was raped by four SAF
soldiers. The victim lives in Terri Village and she was on her way back home from
Chamchaka Market27 which is 10 kilometers away from her village. Along the way, she
was stopped by seven (7) soldiers wearing SAF uniform, armed with AK 47 driving a
Land Cruiser (red number plate 87). They searched her luggage which had her
items/stuff worth (170)28 Sudanese Pounds that she had bought for her family. They
offered her a lift of which she rejected. They lifted her, forced her into their vehicle and
drove back towards Chamchaka. They stopped the car on the way and the four of them
raped her in turns and left her with her luggage. The local Authorities allegedly stopped
her from travelling for treatment despite the bleeding and the injuries she had sustained.
The rape case29 was not reported.
On February 10th2015, NISS officers in Rashad town stopped a 26 year old unmarried
lady from travelling anywhere. B. M. A who is a rape victim has been forced to report
herself to NISS Office in Rashad three times a day. She has been continuously
reporting to NISS. The victim was raped two years ago (April 6th 2013) by four (4) PDF
militia men in-front of her mother. While she and her mother H. A. 60 years old, were
heading home after collecting firewood from Drengees seasonal river two (2) kilometers
north Elfaid30.
On that fateful day, they met four (4) armed men in PDF uniform riding motorbikes. The
ladies recognized one of them as a well-known trader at Elfaid market and also the
27
It is a well-known weekly market, each Friday.
170 pounds equals about twenty USD.
29
Chamchaka has no clinic or police post, they have to travel Rashad town.
30
The full name is Elfaid Umabdalla.
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