Victimized Twice: Promoting Accountability and Justice for Survivors of Wartime Rape in South Sudan

Abstract

In December 2013, South Sudan plunged into a massive scale of violence because of the outbreak of conflict between the Sudan Liberation Army and the Sudan People Liberation Movement. The fight took an ethnic turn as soldiers from the country's largest groups, the Dinka, and Nuer, divided their loyalties to either President Kiir or Mr. Machar respectively. While some civilians were caught in the cross fire, others were deliberately targeted along ethnic lines. Women are the immediate victims of this conflict because of rampant sexual abuse perpetrated against them.

Keywords: Women in conflict, Violence against women, Mainstreaming gender, African Union, Accountability