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Current Feed ContentSUDAN: Too scared to tell - sexual violence in DarfurPeople working in the vast humanitarian operation in Sudan's western region of Darfur are more than willing to talk about rebel attacks and the need for civilian protection, but when asked specifically about sexual violence against girls and women - reported to be rife - they fall silent. On condition of anonymity, the employees of many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur State, said sexual and gender-based violence was extremely common; one humanitarian...SUDAN: HIV, sexual violence messages struggle to penetrateA short skit on HIV grips the attention of the audience; the HI virus, dressed in bright red and wearing what is intended to be a horrifying mask, warns of the doom that is sure to follow anyone who dares to take sexual risks. The skit's protagonist contracted HIV from a scheming 'town' girl, who, having discovered her own status, sets out to infect 150 men with HIV. The message might be skewed, painting AIDS as a virtual death sentence and people living with the virus as malicious...SUDAN: Unrecognised IDPs complain of falling through the cracksDisplaced people living in squalid shelters on the fringes of an official displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region lack relief services as the official camp is full. Efforts by a visiting British official this week to persuade local authorities to open a new site to accommodate the overflow of Al Salaam camp near El Fasher, capital of North Dafur state, failed. Dozens of displaced families said they came here about 14 months ago from villages in North Darfur, fleeing renewed... |
