March 08
Sudan: Int'l Women's Day in Sudan Commemorated, Not Celebrated
On the occasion of International Women's Day today, Radio Dabanga talked with women's rights activists Jalila Khamees and Zeina Osman, medical doctor Nada Sayed, and poet Nawal El… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Sudan: Sexual Violence Against Women in Wartime - A Never-Ending Tragedy
Whilst the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday, Radio Dabanga continues to receive horrific testimonies of violence against… Read more »
November 26, 2023
Sudan: Plight of Women in Sudan and Darfur Highlighted On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Since the outbreak of the current conflict in Sudan in April, women and girls have been particularly vulnerable to violence and violation, with gender-based violence used as 'a… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Sudan: Gender-Based Violence 'A Weapon of War' in Sudan and Darfur
Sudan has experienced a concerning rise in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) since the onset of war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on… Read more »
November 05, 2023
Sudan: UN Condemns Sexual Violence and Abductions in Sudan
At least 20 Sudanese women and girls are reported to have been "abducted and held in inhuman, degrading slave-like conditions", according to UN Human Rights spokesperson Liz… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Women Are Not 'Collateral Damage' Says SIHA Network
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network) issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the violence inflicted on women during Sudan's war, demanding… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Women in Diaspora Conference - 'We Can Speak for Ourselves'
The Sudanese Women in the Diaspora for Ending the War conference on September 29 at University College London emphasised the importance of agency, empowerment, and justice for… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Chad: United States's UN Envoy Meets Darfur Refugees in Chad, Pledges to 'Prevent Mass Atrocities'
US envoy to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, visited Sudan's border town of Adré in Chad to meet with Sudanese refugees escaping ethnic and sexual violence in… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Sudan: SPLM-N Agar and Blue Nile Govt Defend Breaking Up Women's Anti-War Vigil and Reject 'Neutrality'
The government of the Blue Nile region and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North led by Malik Agar (SPLM-N Agar) regretted that a women's protest against the war was… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Sudan: 'Concern and Alarm' At Escalating Violence Against Women and Girls - Regional Forum
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Forum for Women's Empowerment for Peace and Security Conference, held in the southern Kenyan town of Machakos last week,… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Sudan: Women's Seminar Cancelled By Sudanese Security Authorities
The security authorities in El Gezira cancelled a seminar by the No to Women's Oppression Initiative on Saturday. The initiative criticised the move but expected that the seminar… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Sudan: UN Women Lauds Activists At the Forefront of Sudan's Humanitarian Response
A recent feature on the UN Women website highlights the pivotal role women are playing in leading the humanitarian response to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. With 24.7 million… Read more »
Sudan: DBA - Reports About Women Slave Markets in North Darfur 'Not Confirmed'
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) said yesterday that it has been receiving several reports about the existence of women slave markets in North Darfur, but has not been able to… Read more »
June 18, 2023
Sudan: Fifteen Women Among 229 'Disappeared' in Current Clashes - NGO
At least 229 cases of enforced disappearances have been documented, particularly impacting women in the region, since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Sudan: Upsurge in Sexual Violence in Darfur, Especially Against Displaced Women
Five women were raped by gunmen in North and South Darfur this week. One woman was shot near the Zamzam camp for the displaced near North Darfur capital El Fasher. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Sudan: Women Journalists Faced Economic Violence During First Lockdown, Workshop Hears
Economic violence and sexual violence faced by women journalists during the first Covid-19 period did not receive sufficient attention, journalists warned at a workshop on… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Sudan: Call to Improve Procedures, Laws For Legal Abortion By Rape Survivors
A workshop focusing on legal abortion in Sudan has called for amendments to procedures and laws regarding rape victims' rights to legal abortion, and suggests a raft of training… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Sudan: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Sudan
Activities have been taking place in Sudan as part of the annual international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) since November 25, with calls for extra focus… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Sudan: Women Vendors Protest 'Renewed Wave' of Police Violence in Capital
Protests against renewed police campaigns against women tea and food sellers took place in front of the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) in… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Sudan: Women and Human Rights Groups Protest Regional Violence
69 women and human rights groups organised a protest sit-in in front of the buildings of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR) in Khartoum, to condemn the… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Sudan: Sudanese Women Present Gender-Responsive Constitutional Vision
After a two-week-long workshop series organised by the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) with the support of the United Nations Development Programme… Read more »
Sudan: Woman Killed By Security Forces in 'Discriminatory' Raid
During a raid by police and other security forces on the Abu Saeed neighbourhood in Wad Al Bashir in Omdurman on Monday, Shireen Hasan Abbas (18) was shot dead in front of her… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Sudan: Women March in Capital to Protest Against Harassment
A group of young women organised a march in Khartoum on Wednesday, to protest harassment in general and by their fellow activists in particular. Read more »
May 29, 2022
Sudan: Global Human Rights Award for Sudan Women's Activist
Sudanese women's rights activist, and head of the 'No to Oppression of Women' initiative (NWO), Amira Osman, has been named as one of the recipients of the 2022 Front Line… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Africa: AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism Holds 'Indirect Talks' With Sudan Opposition and Women's Groups
The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) trilateral mechanism, has held… Read more »