Detoh Rie has spent the past five days hiding in a swamp with his children one among thousands of South Sudanese forced to flee their homes as renewed violence threatens to return the nation to war.
When clashes erupted on Friday last week between forces loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and those who back South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar in the country’s oil-rich Unity State, Rie wasted no time in grabbing his children and running for their lives.
“The soldiers attacked our villages and burnt many of our houses. They took our cows and goats and they killed
Juba, 1 March 2022 – Grave human rights violations and abuses, including hundreds of killings, were committed against civilians during fighting in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State according to a joint report launched today by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Human Rights Office. Between June and September 2021, at least 440 civilians were