RSF Rapes and Ransoms Sudanese Women
Women say they were raped and ransomed by RSF fighters in Sudan’s ongoing war Associated Press June 2, 2026 Sudanese women survivors of RSF mass rapes. Source: Manara Magazine By SAM MEDNICK KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Naked, hungry, raped and lying in her own urine, the woman said her captors after two days of misery handed her a phone. Call your friends and family, they said. Tell them to buy your freedom or you’ll be killed. The 38-year-old said she screamed on the calls as ho
The IDF is murdering civilians seeking food in Gaza
A wounded girl in Nasser hospital, Gaza on Tuesday after Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on Palestinians gathering to receive supplies in Rafah. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Genocide Emergency The Israel Defense Force Is Murdering Civilians Seeking Food in Gaza July 1, 2025, republished June 2, 2026 Since 27 May 2025, the Israel Defense Force has killed over 410 Palestinians who were seeking food at distribution sites organized by Israel and the USA. These were n
Genocide Watch
Jun 2
Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places
Peter Goodman traveled to Somalia, visiting camps for displaced people, schools, health centers and a hospital for the treatment of malnourished children. Photographs by Finbarr O’Reilly.
Peter S. Goodman
May 18
Somalia's drought impact worsened by aid cuts
Drought Fallout Worsened by Aid Cuts and Ongoing Conflict In the largely arid Puntland region in north-eastern Somalia, where the past three rainy seasons have failed, there is nothing to see but dry water ponds, destroyed crops, and animal carcasses. As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe. But several international organisations have had to stop operations in the Kismayo camp and elsewhere, in large part
Ceasefire violations in Gaza
Special Report: Ceasefire Violations in Gaza April 2026 By Aiden Carlton, Leonardo Monopoli and Karolina Bonde Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images In October 2025, Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, in a renewed attempt to end nearly two years of the war in Gaza. The "Comprehensive End of Gaza War" built on a collapsed January 2025 ceasefire and set out binding obligations for both sides. The conditions included an end to ho
Genocide Watch
May 4
Sudanese war and genocide enters fourth year
Sudan enters fourth year of war as officials lament an 'abandoned crisis' The Washington Post April 16, 2026 By Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick | AP Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres in what the United Nations calls an “abandoned crisis.” Patient Saidal Altaher, aged two months, receives treatment for malnutrition at the paediatric hospital stabilization center in Port Sudan, Sudan, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) PORT SUDA
Sudan is Not in a Civil War. It is in a Double Genocide.
A Sudanese woman who fled El Fashir (Str/AFP via Getty Images) I Have Watched the Catastrophe of My Country Be Reduced to Nothing New York Times April 15, 2026 By Mohammed Ahmed Mr. Ahmed is a Sudanese writer based in Seoul. The word “home” held two meanings in my life. One was the physical space of my childhood in Sudan: the textured walls of my room, the scent of my mother’s cooking, the squeak of ceiling fans pushing back against the endless summer heat. The other was an u
Doctors Without Borders: Rape is a weapon of war in Sudan
A temporary clinic in Tawila for people fleeing conflict in Darfur. "There is mounting evidence that rape is being deliberately and systematically used as a weapon of war," says UN Women. © UNFPA Rape is used as a weapon in Sudan's war, doctors group says The Washington Post March 31, 2026 By Evelyne Musambi and Samy Magdy | AP The aid group Doctors Without Border says that sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan’s fierce conflict b
Is Morality Dead on Arrival?
Is morality dead on arrival? Independent Catholic News April 9, 2026 By Rebecca Tinsley Until recently, nations gave lip service to international laws that classified certain actions during conflict - attacking hospitals and essential civilian infrastructure like power generation and desalination plants - as illegal. Such attacks might only be lawful if the military advantage gained outweighed the loss of civilian life. The problem arose - vexing politicians, military leaders
Genocide Watch
Apr 10
Sudan Is In Free Fall
Sudan Is in Free Fall The New York Times Nov. 6, 2025 Refugees from paramilitary genocide in El Fasher, in a camp in Tawila, Sudan.Credit ...Muhnnad Adam/Associated Press Opinion/Guest Essay By Eric A. Friedman, Suad Abdel aziz and John Prendergast A Sudanese journalist, Muammar Ibrahim, stayed behind to document atrocities while thousands fled a genocidal blood bath in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in Sudan. He was abducted and remains detained. Mohammed Elmakki, a
Why Save Darfur Didn't Save Darfur
Relatives mourn over the body of 1-year-old Ali, who died of malnutrition in June 2004 in a refugee camp in El-Geneina in the Darfour, Sudan. The total number of people who have died as a result of the Darfur conflict is uncertain, but activists say it could exceed 400,000.Marco Longari / AFP - Getty Images file Why Save Darfur Didn’t Save Darfur By Prof. Gregory Stanton Founding President Genocide Watch Written in March 2012, converted to past tense in 2025 In 2003, Huma
Genocide Watch
Nov 4, 2025
Catholic Youth ask Pope to Denounce Darfur Genocide
Sudan Siege - British youth call on Pope Leo to speak out Independent Catholic News by Rebecca Tinsley Nov 3rd, 2025 UK Catholic Youth meeting 2 November 2025 Young British Sudanese are urging Pope Leo to press the international community to take robust action to stop the killing in Sudan. At a meeting in London, Sudanese Diaspora expressed horror that the United Arab Emirates was sending UK-made weapons to Sudan. This follows reports to the UN Security Council detailing how
Rebecca Tinsley | Waging Peace
Nov 3, 2025
