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SGBV against women and girls has been used as a tool of war, whether through gender-specific violations, neglect, or political exploitation. Unfortunately, women have been ignored in peacemaking efforts in Sudan even though they have been the most affected group. Women form majority of the victims of displacement and asylum in camps for example, in 1983 majority of the IDPs in the Al-Kanabi camp were female. Currently, the greater percentage of IDPs and refugees in camps are women and girls. Additionally, women are mothers of child soldiers, wives of soldiers and rebels, and also mothers to children born of war. The absence of justice, economic, social, and education policies has further exposed women and girls to these violations. The restrictive and repressive laws such as the Public Order Act further frustrate the rights of women in Sudan.
The December 2018 Revolution highlighted the important role of women as they comprised 60% of the protesters. However, during the current Sudan, the warring parties have been accused of committing several violations against women and girls. In this report, ACJPS documents the Forced Prostitution trade in the city of Nyala, South Darfur as a case study of what is going on in Sudan. The report aims to shed light on the situation and provide information about the growing practice as one of the effects of the Sudan war on Women and girls.