Midwife describes sexual violence and atrocities committed by militias in Sudan
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#70M91)
A midwife with Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) in the North Darfur region of Sudan has described assisting a growing number of women experiencing sexual violence at the hands of militias. Speaking to The World's Host Carolyn Beeler from Chad's capital N'Djamena, Lucy Acibu's account comes a day after a Sudanese militia leader was convicted at the International Criminal Court on charges of mass murder and sexual violence going back to 2003. We hear first about this ruling from Kholood Khair. She's the head of Confluence Advisory a think and do tank" founded in Sudan, who joined from Nairobi, Kenya.