On Monday 3 April 2017 President Kiir’s Militia attacked Parjok/Pajok town, in Imatong state, Eastern Equatoria. They raped civilians, carried out public executions and burned houses. Below is an unedited text message from an eyewitness: START TEXT MESSAGE Dead brother slaughtered like chicken. I thought I lost three of my family members but now still Read More …
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AU to establish Hybrid Court for South Sudan Crimes
Ambassador Adeoye makes strongest hint yet on the establishment of the Hybrid Court to try crimes committed during the South Sudan crisis.
European Union council adopts conclusions South Sudan
On 16 April 2018, the Council adopted conclusions on South Sudan. The conclusions note that2018 is a critical year for securing peace in South Sudan, as the term of the transitional government of National Unity as set out in the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) comes to an end. Read More …
The Gathering Storm of Genocide in South Sudan: Lessons from Northern Uganda
The Gathering Storm of Genocide in South Sudanis happening in Northern Uganda Warning: Graphic footage Read more stories on looming genocide in South Sudan below What’s Happening in South Sudan? Possibility of genocide in South Sudan is ‘all too real,’ Ban warns in opinion piece The International Alliance to End Genocide John Kerry warns of Read More …
South Sudan Activist Criticizes Comments by Peace Monitor
WASHINGTON — 18 February 2017 The head of the organization monitoring South Sudan’s shaky 2015 peace deal has sparked controversy by saying rebels who fought the administration of President Salva Kiir should return to Juba, South Sudan. Former Botswana president Festus Mogae chairs the Joint Evaluation and Monitoring Commission, or JMEC, which oversees the deal Read More …
Disunity rife in South Sudan than before independence, expert says
Following the collapse of South Sudan’s ruling Party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM); President Kiir has orchestrated a crisis within the army, divided the country along tribal lines and is now shredding the once cordial ethnic harmony that was a hallmark of the people of South Sudan. A South Sudanese expert describes a nation Read More …
IGAD Council of Ministers (CoM) statement on the reports of violations of C0H Agreement
25th January 2018 The Council of Ministers of IGAD (Council of Ministers) have received reports from Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) that there have been violations of the 21 December 2017 Agreement on Cessation and Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access (ACOH) since its entry into force on 24 December 2017. Read More …
JMEC Calls On Un Security Council To Revisit “Consequences” For Ceasefire Non-Compliance
PRESS RELEASE 25th January 2018, Juba, South Sudan The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to define clear consequences “to be faced by those who wilfully violate, spoil or derail the Peace Agreement in South Sudan.” Addressing the UNSC on Thursday, JMEC Chairperson, H.E. Festus Mogae said, Read More …
Quandary in South Sudan: Should It Lose Its Hard-Won Independence?
By Jeffrey Gettleman NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2017— Tens of thousands of civilians dead, countless children on the verge of starvation, millions of dollars stolen by officials, oil wells blown up, food aidhijacked and as many as 70 percentof women sheltering in camps raped— mostly by the nation’s soldiers and police officers. Genocide is beginning Read More …
UK Statement at the Security Council Meeting on South Sudan.
Call for consequences for those who obstruct the negotiation process, including violations of the Cessation of Hostilities in South Sudan Delivered by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, 24 January 2018 Thank you Mr President, And thank you also to our briefers Undersecretary La Croix, ASG Mueller and Chairperson Mogae for updating us today. As we Read More …