The Use of Rape as a Weapon of War in the Conflict in Darfur, Sudan

Rape as a weapon of war has a long history; only recently has it been expressly punished under codified international law. In the current conflict in Darfur, tens of thousands of civilians have been systematically killed, raped, and starved: this report makes use of extensive interviews and published literature to qualitatively assess the nature, circumstances and context of rape as a weapon in the nation's on-going war.

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