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Child rape, sexual assault common in Sudan war, UNICEF finds

Gasia Ohanes
March 4, 2025

The UN's agency for children, UNICEF, has compiled a report detailing how sexual violence against children is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan. Warning: Report contains distressing witness accounts.

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