Overview
- Doctors Without Borders, in a report released Tuesday, says sexual violence is being used to terrorize civilians in Sudan’s war.
- MSF documented 3,396 survivors who sought care between January 2024 and November 2025, but says many more cannot reach clinics.
- Field data mostly blames RSF forces and allied militias, with over 95% of assaults by armed men in North Darfur, nearly 60% gang rapes in South Darfur, and one in five survivors there under 18.
- Survivors often arrive after the crucial 72-hour treatment window, with many walking for days or traveling by camel to reach MSF teams in Tawila.
- Following the RSF capture of El Fasher on October 26, 2025, MSF treated more than 140 people who fled to Tawila in November, then identified 732 more survivors in nearby displacement camps in December and January.