New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- As RSF seizes El Fasher, famine worsens and sexual violence becomes weapon of war in a humanitarian catastrophe.

In the beleaguered city of El Fasher, North Darfur, the plight of women and girls has reached a devastating crescendo amid Sudan's protracted civil war. Since April 2023, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has transformed El Fasher into a crucible of suffering, where starvation, systematic sexual violence, and bombardments are daily realities. The recent conquest of El Fasher by the RSF after a grueling 500-day siege has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian crisis, forcing tens of thousands into displacement and exposing them to relentless at...