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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.
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).
Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
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AI Index Number: AFR 65/3638/2021
5 February 2021
Excellencies,
We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to support the extension in full of the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (“Commission” or “CHRSS”) at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council’s (“HRC” or “Council”) 46th session (22 February-23 March 2021).
As the only mechanism currently collecting and preserving evidence of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law with a view to accountability and addressing human rights and transitional justice issues in South Sudan from a holistic perspective, the CHRSS remains vital. Two and a half years after the signature of the Revitalised Peace Agreement for Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the country faces major governance, security, humanitarian, and human rights is