UN seeks to verify reports of gang-rape by Sudan militias 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe United Nations raised concerns on Thursday over reports that Sudan’s militias and Rapid Support Forces gang-raped women protesters and medical personnel during a crackdown on demonstrators. Protesters and rights groups have accused the Rapid Support Forces, a feared paramilitary unit, of leading the June 3 crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people. Sudan has been led by a military council since the generals ousted Omar al-Bashir on April 11 after months of nationwide protests against his three-decade rule. Protesters remained encamped outside the military headquarters in Khartoum for weeks afterwards demanding civilian rule, until the June 3 crackdown.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 13, 2019 18:45 UTC