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The UN High commissioner for Human Rights called for the Sudanese government to carry out an impartial investigation into allegations its soldiers took part in at least 15 cases of rape and sexual assault on women in Darfur in December.  Assaults at the hands of uniformed men were reported on victims as young as 13 and on at least two pregnant women in the eastern Jebel Marra region of Darfur.

Sudanese police and soldiers still rape helpless civilians in Darfur, and often are protected by authorities despite government promises to punish those responsible for sexual violence.  Victims and witnesses are threatened and sometimes charged with crimes if they come forward with allegations of rape.

(Sudan)