Since July 2020 at least 30 women were injured or killed during protests and other incidents of violence around Sudan, all of them in the conflict areas of Darfur and the Nuba Mountains. At least 7 women were arrested or faced lawsuits for participating in public events or expressing their opinion in public. Women activists, journalists, and artists remain under threat by the military and its militias using their resources to shrink the public space and obstruct the rights to freedom of assembly and expression.
Following the revolution in 2019, Sudanese women, especially women activists who led and helped make the change were looking forward to a new era of freedom, peace and justice. One year after the revolution, the situation on the ground for women activists remains mostly unchanged despite notable amendments to laws and policies.
The power sharing deal that replaced the former regime has given the military and its militias like the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) formerly known as Janjaweed- a strong position to continue their policies of oppression and militarization of the state. These policies remain the most significant threat to the process of democratic transition in Sudan.
