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Women under fire
Since 2003, thousands of women and girls have been raped or subjected to other forms of sexual violence in Darfur.
Two million civilians have been forced to flee their homes and over 200,000 remain in refugee camps in Chad.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating crimes in Darfur. It now recognizes serious crimes of violence against women as crimes against humanity.
Yet authorities in Sudan have publicly refused to cooperate with the ICC or bring those responsible to justice before national courts.
Source: Amnesty International.
