Darfur Rape Epidemic

A study by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) details the threat of rape faced by Darfuri women, both at home and at refugee camps.

PHR's report, titled "Nowhere To Turn: Failure To Protect, Support and Assure Justice for Darfuri Women," tells the stories of 88 women refugees living at the Farchana camp in Chad, a country that borders the Darfur region of Sudan.

Some 17 of the 88 women -- who were interviewed by four female researchers, including three physicians -- reported instances of "confirmed or highly probable rape" occurring in their Darfur villages during attacks. They and many other women fled and sought safety in neighboring Chad, but did not escape the danger. Another 15 of the 88 women reported being raped in the refugee camp, said PHR.

PHR's press release is available here.