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Sudan’s civil war rages through Darfur
Sudan’s civil war reached a grim turning point this week as Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries solidified their control over the Darfur region in Western Sudan. The RSF has been accused of war crimes there as part of its conflict with the Sudanese government.
The background: Back in 2019, the Sudanese military and the RSF cooperated to topple long-serving dictator Omar Bashir, but they fell out over how to work together thereafter. In April of this year, clashes between them erupted into a full-blown war that has left thousands dead and driven more than 5.7 million people from their homes. More than a million have fled to neighboring Chad, one of Africa’s poorest countries.
In Darfur specifically, the RSF and allied Arab militias have been accused in recent months of targeted massacres of the Masalit, a local Black African ethnic group that is a minority within the wider Arab-dominated Sudanese state. RSF fighters have also been accused of systematically abducting and raping women and girls in Darfur.
Flashback: Twenty years ago, Darfur was the scene of gruesome atrocities in which the Sudanese government and local Arab militias (including the fearsome janjaweed horsemen) slaughtered more than 170,000 Masalit in response to a rebellion against the central government. The US government labeled that campaign a “genocide” in 2004.
Peace talks have failed. There are various cross-cutting initiatives led by the African Union, Egypt, the US and Saudi Arabia, and South Sudan. Several ceasefires have fallen apart already. Meanwhile, Sudan’s civilians continue to pay the price.
The UN warned on Tuesday that the deepening war had “turned homes into cemeteries.”
Release of notorious child rapist sparks outrage in South Korea
South Korea's most notorious child rapist was pelted with eggs by an angry crowd who called for him to be castrated when he was released from prison yesterday after serving 12 years behind bars.
Public anger erupts as South Korea's most notorious child rapist is released after 12 years in jail
SEOUL - South Korea's most notorious child rapist was pelted with eggs by an angry crowd who called for him to be castrated when he was released from prison on Saturday (Dec 12) after serving 12 years behind bars.
Man in Malaysia kills step-grandson in anger after attempt to rape stepchild thwarted
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - In a fit of rage, a man allegedly killed his four-year-old step-grandson after his attempts to rape his stepchild failed at an apartment in Setapak here.
Death penalty may not prove a deterrent for rape: The Statesman
In its editorial, the paper says that South Asian states must radically transform their criminal justice system to deter rapists.
Five sentenced to death in Bangladesh for gang rape
It was the first conviction since the government this week introduced the death penalty for rape.
Five police suspended over India gang-rape
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman that has sparked outrage across India and triggered days of protests.
Indian rape victim dies weeks after assault triggering protests
LUCKNOW, INDIA (REUTERS) - A woman from the lowest rung of India's caste system died in hospital on Tuesday (Sept 29) weeks after authorities said she was raped by a group of men, triggering protests and opposition criticism over what it said was a failure to protect women.