Between August 2024 to December 2025, over 840 women have been arbitrarily detained by military intelligence and local authorities in Wad Madani (Al Gezira), Gedaref, Port Sudan, Dilling, Kadugli, El Obeid and Khartoum — accused of “collaborating” with the RSF. Though 402 women were released from Omdurman Women’s Prison for being held under difficult humanitarian circumstances, following a directive from the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, on January 9, 2026, the issue of arbitrary detention persists. Over crowded cells. Deplorable conditions. Humiliation, racist abuse and physical violence. Women are indefinitely held in the shadows. This is a painful reality, with thousands of women detained who remain unknown. In addition to collaboration charges, women are arrested under public order laws targeting street vendors and brewers as well as morality laws around adultery and indecency. Some have even been sentenced to death, only for these verdicts to be overturned when afforded independent legal assistance. Our report titled “More than Numbers”, highlights the critical need for women in these circumstances to be liberated, to have access to grassroot networks of attorneys for independent legal support and to be afforded overall justice. Read the full report here: sihanet.org/wp-content/uploa… Photo Credit: Faiz Abubakr #KeepEyesOnSudan #KeepEyesOnDarfur #JusticeForSudan ------------------------ @Halayalkarib @UN_HRC @UNGeneva @UNHumanRights @UN_Sudan @UNDP_Sudan @UNOCHA_Sudan @DWAG6 @DNforHR @AfricanCentre @USEmbassyKRT @AfricaAW @UKinSudan @RepSaraJacobs @Af4HA @_Nalafem @BSonblast @noonforwomen @el_karama @feministconsci1 @SudanHRH @NidalSaad4 @Sarajalilo @HkZuk @AfriFeminists @DutchMFA @fidh_un @GCR2P @CIHRS_Alerts @ISHRglobal @UNTrustFundEVAW @unwomensudan @NLinSudan @DefendDefenders @ngowgwps @Roaarabi2 @JamesCopnall @DavidLammy @antonioguterres @AyinSudan @_AfricanUnion @sudan_doctors @SecRubio @Swiss_Khartoum @AmbRamsoekh @RadioDabanga @kajakallas @EU_SUDAN @eu_echo @eu_eeas

“Unless you act now, you will have more blood on your hands,” our Regional Director @Halayalkarib warns the United Nations Security Council in her address on the ongoing crisis in Sudan yesterday. In this powerful testimony, Hala describes over 1000 days of war and a conflict that has crossed every red line - genocide, mass displacement, a collapsed health system, the rampant spread of STIs (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B), starvation, mass rape, unchecked foreign intervention, and the unfettered flow of arms into the country, fueling more violence. Her message is clear: The future of Sudan cannot be built on impunity and inaction. Read the full statement here: sihanet.org/statement-by-ms-… Photo Credit - UN Photo #ReBuildSudanWithHer #KeepEyesOnSudan ---------------------- @UN @UN_HRC @UNGeneva @UNHumanRights @UN_Sudan @UNDP_Sudan @UNOCHA_Sudan @UNTrustFundEVAW @unwomensudan @eu_eeas @unwomenafrica @DefendDefenders @DWAG6 @DNforHR @AfricanCentre @DarfurAdvocacy @eu_echo @AfriFeminists @Af4HA @_Nalafem @noonforwomen @el_karama @feministconsci1 @USEmbassyKRT @UKinSudan @NLinSudan @DutchMFA @DavidLammy @antonioguterres @RepSaraJacobs @fidh_un @GCR2P @CIHRS_Alerts @ISHRglobal @ngowgwps @SudanHRH @Sarajalilo @NU_B_YA @dalia_eltahir @Moh_Gamea @HkZuk @Roaarabi2 @JamesCopnall @BSonblast @AfricaAW @endrapeinwar @kajakallas @EU_SUDAN