US Envoy Slams Sexual Violence in Sudan
US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by strongly condemning the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and affiliated militias for committing most of the sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
The comments drew an instant rebuttal from El Basha Tebeig, an advisor to RSF Commander Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, who denounced Perriello’s alleged bias and misrepresentation.
UN human rights experts and organizations such as the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa have documented over 250 cases of sexual violence across Sudan since the conflict’s onset.
