With the conflict in Sudan now in its second year, the nation is mired in a devastating humanitarian crisis. Compounding the suffering is the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war to punish specific communities and allied militias, and to subjugate, terrorise, and break women and girls. The UN and local human rights groups have recorded numerous incidents of rape, gang rape, and sexual slavery. Many of the victims are children. A humanitarian crisis of epic proportions Since fighting erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RS…