Since 2003. mass rape committed by members of the Sudanese armed forces and affiliated militia with the support of the Government of Sudan has been a central component of the Government of Sudans violence and ethnic cleansing in Darfur. Can you imagine this Is the army. the militia of a country just having their way. going into camps and violating women and girls. thousands of women and girls who have been violated as a result. Women and girls leaving internally displaced persons camp in Darfur and refugee camps in Eastern Chad to seek firewood. water or outside sources of income are often attacked and subjected to rape. My colleague already spoke to that issue. It is just outrageous that this could continue to happen. On March 9. 2007. members of the United StatesUnited Nations High Level Mission on the Situation of Human Rights in Darfur reported that rape and sexual assault have been widespread and systematic. terrorizing women and breaking down families and communities and that women are also attacked in and around refugee camps in eastern Chad. Think about this: Systemic. widespread. terrorizing of women and girls. Systemic.