Jurisprudence of Sexual Violence: Applying International Accountability Frameworks to Increasing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sudan

               On June 23, 2026, the United Nations (U.N.) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report documenting the “brutality and magnitude” of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since the outbreak of hostilities in April 2023 through mid-April 2026.  The conflict has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 11 million people displaced from their homes and 28 million facing acute hunger.  The U.N. report verified 546 incidents of sexual violence, affecting at least 838 victims: 539 women, 284 girls, eight men, and seven boys) in 16 of Sudan’s 18 states.