The State of Sudanese Women's Rights amid the War

A comparative study of Sudanese women's rights under the continuing civil war, exposing legal systems' failure to protect human rights in times of armed conflict.

Author

Pal-Think research team

Date

2025-11-01

Key points

• Wars strip women of their rights doubly: as civilians and as women.
• The absence of international accountability mechanisms leaves war crimes against women unpunished.
• Comparing the Sudanese and Palestinian contexts reveals shared patterns of violation.

Recommendations

• Activate the international protocols protecting women in armed conflict.
• Build the capacity of local civil-society organisations to document violations.
• Tie humanitarian funding to guarantees of women's rights protection.