In many cases, women have been raped in public, in front of their husbands, relatives, or the wider community, Amnesty says. This is in order to humiliate them, their family and the entire group.
The international community needs to step in to do something. While I definitely agree with the sovereignty of a nation, I also think that there are times where basic human rights supersede any rights of a nation. At this point it would be appropriate for the international community to investigate these reports.
The Sudanese ambassador to London claims that this isn't really occurring,
Dr Hasan Abdin, denied his government was complicit in the attacks and described Amnesty's evidence as "flimsy and exaggerated".
What Amnesty International recommends appears to be the correct course of action:
Girls as young as eight and women of 80 have been raped, says Amnesty International, which wants an inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity.
