Sudan: Rape as a weapon of war in Darfur

20.7.04

According to a recent press release by Amnesty International, there is a mass rape for ethnic cleansing in Darfur. Sudanese girls and women even the pregnants are the victims.

"Five to six men would rape us, one after the other, for hours during six days, every night. My husband could not forgive me after this, he disowned me." Sudanese refugee woman interviewed by Amnesty International.

"I was sleeping when the attack on Disa started. I was taken away by the attackers, they were all in uniforms. They took dozens of other girls and made us walk for three hours. During the day we were beaten and they were telling us: "You, the black women, we will exterminate you, you have no god." At night we were raped several times. The Arab guarded us with arms and we were not given food for three days." A female refugee from Disa was interviewed in Goz Amer camp for Sudanese refugees in Chad, May 2004.

"I was with another woman, Aziza, aged 18, who had her stomach slit on the night we were abducted. She was pregnant and was killed as they said: "it is the child of an enemy."


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And here is the chinese one:  
蘇丹種族清洗 8至80歲被姦 孕婦不放過 國際特赦斥強姦作「武器」  

【MingPao】國際特赦組織周一就蘇丹西部達爾富爾的種族清洗暴行發表報告,指當地獲蘇丹政府撐腰的阿拉伯裔民兵為了驅走黑人部族,有系統地進行令人髮指的強姦暴行,包括集體強姦、集體擄走婦女、把她們當作性奴受害女性小至8歲、老至80歲,甚至連孕婦也不放過。

國際特赦組織訪問數以百計逃到乍得的難民後,發表題為《蘇丹在達爾富爾以強姦作戰爭武器》的報告,蒐集了大量受害者和目擊者的證言。該組織已有一張250個被姦婦女的名單,及最少另外250宗案件的資料。

達爾富爾(Darfur)的部族主要分為非洲黑人農民和阿拉伯牧民。去年黑人部族發起反政府的武裝起義,蘇丹中央政府為打壓叛軍而支持「阿拉伯牧民武裝部隊」(Janjaweed),攻擊黑人叛軍,而阿拉伯民兵亦乘機把黑人部族平民驅逐。

[集體擄作性奴 打斷腳禁逃走]  

報告指「阿拉伯牧民武裝部隊」以強姦為種族清洗武器,施暴時更往往有蘇丹軍人旁觀甚至從旁協助,該組織呼籲聯合國通過決議譴責。組織稱﹕「差不多所有襲擊中,政府軍不是直接參與,就是直接目擊者。」

受害婦女包括小至8歲的女孩、孕婦和8旬老婦。報告稱﹕「有些女性遭強姦襲擊時,被打斷雙臂或雙腿。除強姦外,還發生集體擄人事件,從8歲到80歲的女性都有被擄去作性奴。」報告指施暴者往往在擄走婦女後,打斷她們的手腳以防止她們逃走。

[射殺孩子要脅婦女]  

報告又稱民兵用殺人來要脅婦女。一名受害者說﹕「當我們嘗試逃走,他們就會射殺更多的孩子。」

[當眾施暴羞辱全村]  

國際特赦說﹕「襲擊婦女和女孩的暴行,不但把婦女非人性化,還是羞辱、懲罰、控制、威嚇她們的行為,目前是迫使她們出走,同時辱及她們所屬的社區。」國際特赦英國項目主管鮑恩說﹕「這些幾乎難以想像的暴行和性虐待,令全家以至全村受創。」

阿拉伯民兵常是當眾強姦婦女,在她們的家人和族人前施暴,受害人在被姦後仍受長期創傷。組織說﹕「這些女性受到的痛苦和折磨,遠超乎強姦本身。強姦長遠傷害她們,受害人還要終身要面對家人和社會的指指點點和排斥。」

[國際特赦斥是戰爭罪]  

國際特赦指摘這些集體強姦是戰爭罪行和泯滅人性的罪行,但國際社會卻沒做什麼阻止暴行﹔蘇丹政府也承諾解除阿拉伯民兵的武裝,但至今當地婦女和女孩仍得不到保護。

迄今,在達爾富爾670萬人口中已有逾120萬人逃離家園,最少有3萬人已喪生。美國國際發展署警告,如不及時伸出援手,死亡人數會升至35萬人以上。聯合國希望透過和談結束動盪和屠殺,但黑人叛軍上周退出和談,堅持政府必須先解除阿拉伯民兵武裝,和平前景黯然。

[政府首判民兵切肢入獄]  

蘇丹政府一直否認包庇阿拉伯民兵。蘇丹法院周日首次對「阿拉伯牧民武裝部隊」成員的罪行作出裁決,判其10名戰士搶掠、殺人、無牌持械罪名成立,判他們切肢和入獄6年。

國際特赦呼籲各派停戰、解除阿拉伯民兵武裝、保護平民安全、徹查和審判與糾紛有關的一切暴行。

詳細報告內容可見網址﹕http://www.amnesty.org

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