Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity
Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.
Amira, a 17-year-old Sudanese girl, describes the harrowing experience of being abducted by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the civil war in Sudan. She was held captive for two months and raped daily before being abandoned and left to give birth alone. Amira's son has no father, birth certificate, or national identification number, making it impossible for him to receive vaccinations, attend nursery school, or enroll in primary education.
The lack of official registration leaves the child vulnerable to ongoing stigma, danger, and a restricted future. Nada, a Sudanese aid organization, has encountered similar cases across conflict-ridden areas in Sudan, where children are born without proper legal identification due to the absence of the father and limited parental capacity to navigate official registration processes.
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