The United Nations held forces involved in the conflict in Sudan responsible for human rights abuses including the recruitment of children for war and sexual rape in a report released this Friday.
“The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians, millions of displaced people, the looting of property and the recruitment of children as fighting spread to other regions of the country,” the UN Human Rights Office said in a document.
“People’s Support Body for the Sudanese Armed Forces” [SAF]“One side to the conflict said it had armed 255,000 youth in camps across Sudan, according to the report, which added that children were also recruited by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), another side involved in the conflict. , from Arab tribes in Darfur and Kordofan.