Zamzam Tragedy: The cry of sudden women who are rooted in the face of silent injustice – something for the fatherland
The horrible relationships of Sudan continue to reveal new chapters of human tragedy in the country, in particular in Darfur. While attention turns to the armed conflict in progress, brutal crimes committed in secret and they threw a shadow of glory on the lives of women and girls. What happened in the Zamzam camp for the displaced, and what recent reports have revealed is not only individual incidents, but is rather part of a systematic scheme of violations practiced by the rapid support militia, classified as war crimes and can increase crimes against humanity.
The disclosure of the death of five of the 23 girls kidnapped by the rapid support militia of the Zamzam camp and took them to Digres prison in Nyala, is a shock that shakes human conscience. These girls, who were supposed to find security in a camp for the displaced, found themselves in the claws of injustice and torture, to end their innocent life prematurely. The poor health of 18 other girls is a risk alarm that warns against an imminent humanitarian disaster. This tragedy highlights the size of the crime committed and is shaded in the fate of hundreds, and perhaps thousands of women and girls who have been victims of this systematic violence.
This tragic incident is added to a long series of violations revealed by the strategic initiative for women in the “siha” Africa horn, which confirmed the crimes of rape and horrible kidnapping during the rapid attack on the Zamzam camp support. The testimonies of eight women were raped inside the camp, and the confirmation of eyewitnesses according to which elements of rapid support force at least 25 women and girls, who constitute imperative evidence of the scale of crimes committed. These crimes are not only individual violations, but rather acts which are practiced with the intention of humiliation, control and forced displacement of civilians, which is classified as war crimes, and can make crimes against humanity.
The figures announced by the unit for the control of violence against women and children in Sudan, who indicate the recording of 1138 cases of rape and sexual violence, including 193 cases of children and 134 cases of disappearance and sexual slavery by rapid support forces, are terrifying numbers which highlight the scale of the disaster. These figures are not only statistics. Rather, they are painful stories of victims who have lost their dignity and their rights, and each of them suffers from deep psychological and physical shocks that may never be healed.
The accusations against Amnesty International of Hamidati forces committed horrible sexual violations against the women and girls of Sudan during the war that entered its third year, improves the size of the catastrophic image. These violations, which include individual and group rape and sex slavery, are war tools used to intimidate the population, humiliate them, impose control over them and move them from their homes.
In these tragic circumstances, the voice of international and local organizations working in the field of human rights becomes more important than ever. The request for pressure on quick support forces to release kidnapped girls is very important. Every moment they spend their lives. The international community should not be lazy by these hideous crimes. All forms of pressure on rapid support forces should be practiced to stop these violations immediately and to translate their perpetrators into justice.
Our human duty dictates that we have a voice for these women and girls who are rooted. Zamzam’s catastrophic should not be forgotten, and the cry of Sudanese women should not be silent in the face of silent injustice. Justice must be obtained and responsibility must be held responsible, so that these tragedies are not repeated in the future. The pursuit of these violations threatens the complete collapse of Sudanese society and constitutes stigma on all of humanity.
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