SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Guardian - Sudan's female revolutionaries must beware fate that befell women in Libya

3/5/19: Guardian - Sudan's female revolutionaries must beware fate that befell women in Libya, by Zahra’ Langhi

 Zahra’ Langhi, the co-founder and CEO of the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace, calls for Sudanese women to resist being robbed of their chance to build an inclusive democratic state, and for the international community to stop the flow of arms into countries where leaders lack democratic legitimacy and are associated with war crimes.

 Langhi warns that a Sudanese civil war “would inevitably lead to an attempt to erase Sudanese women from their revolution,” arguing that women – “also leading figures in the Libyan revolution” – were silenced and targeted after NATO’s military intervention.

 Langhi blames NATO’s intervention for handing weapons (and power) to armed groups and militias, leading to women being excluded from decision-making and mediating initiatives.