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South Sudan has seen progress on peace since a February 2020 agreement, but violence continues at the local level in more than 75 percent of the country and it
JUBA/GENEVA (19 February 2021) – The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has found that ten years after independence, staggering levels of violence continue and threaten to spiral out of control across several regions in the country.
The Commission’s latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva published today is accompanied by a 47-page conference room paper, and records an intensification in attacks against the civilian population by armed groups and militias organised and mobilised along ethnic lines, often with the support of armed State and opposition forces. The period between February and November 2020 saw violent conflict between allied Dinka and Nuer militias and Murle pastoralist militias in central and southern Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area, resulting in massive violations against civilians including the killing and displacement of hundreds.
Despite renewed political commitment, staggering levels of violence continued across South Sudan for the second successive year, UN experts note
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JUBA/GENEVA (19 February 2021) - The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has found that ten years after independence, staggering levels of violence continue and threaten to spiral out of control across several regions in the country.
The Commission s latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva published today is accompanied by a 47-page conference room paper, and records an intensification in attacks against the civilian population by armed groups and militias organised and mobilised along ethnic lines, often with the support of armed State and opposition forces. The period between February and November 2020 saw violent conflict between allied Dinka and Nuer militias and Murle pastoralist militias in central and southern Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area, resulting in massive violations against civi
UN body welcomes ‘first steps’ towards transitional justice institutions in South Sudan February 01, 2021
File photo shows a violence-affected communities in Pibor in the east of South Sudan. – courtesy UN Photo/Isaac Billy
GENEVA A UN human rights commission on South Sudan has welcomed developments towards the establishment of long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms to address violations committed during conflict, as required under the 2018 peace agreement.
South Sudan’s transitional unity government announced on Friday that it would establish the African Union (AU) Hybrid Court to prosecute human rights violations. The Commission for Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing, and the Compensation and Reparation Authority that will administer a fund for victims.