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Participants in a consultative workshop for land administrators in Torit, the capital of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State, have expressed confusion over the statement “land belongs to the people of South Sudan” as outlined in the proposed land policy. They have collectively decided that the phrase should be amended to “land belongs to the community.”
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun¬cil’s (“HRC” or “Coun¬¬cil”) 52nd session (27 Feb¬¬ruary-4 April 2023), we, the undersigned non-governmental orga¬nisa¬tions, write to urge your delegation to sup¬port a two-year extension of the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (here¬after “Commission” or “CHRSS”) in full.
Police have beefed up security along the Juba-Nimule road following a deadly ambush that left at least three people killed and several others injured on Tuesday, a traffic police officer said.
We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to sup-port the extension of the full mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (hereafter “Commission” or “CHRSS”) at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council’s (“HRC” or “Coun¬¬cil”) 49th session (28 Feb¬¬ruary-1 April 2022).