A year after the El Fasher massacre, Britain sanctions 15 Sudanese commanders who are accused of a 'campaign of rape'
Children in El Fasher, Sudan, where Britain has now sanctioned military commanders accused of using rape during what is described as the deadliest and most rapid massacre of civilians in over three decades.
When RSF forces overran El Fasher, the death toll within two days reached an estimated 10,000 men, women and children, with a further 40,000 people still unaccounted for. Travel bans and asset freezes have now been imposed on 15 commanders drawn from both the RSF and the Sudanese army, including RSF colonel Hussein Abu Jalak. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said rape and starvation are 'still being weaponised'.
Khademallah Khashmin Herika, who heads the RSF's women's unit, is accused of promoting rape.
Investigators found women and girls had been abducted and subjected to conditions of sexual slavery.
Ministers also pledged £15 million in aid, including £5 million for rape survivors.
