Take A Bold Stand for Change: Equatorian Community Organisation UK (ECO-UK), Women’s Secretariat United Kingdom: 10th March 2017 Distinguished Guest, Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to be here in Reading, to celebrate the global emancipation of women while drawing attention to areas of women’s lives that still need to be addressed, not just Read More …
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On President Kiir’s Day of Prayer, Church Leaders Demand Justice and Peace
Juba March 10 2017 Archbishop, Paolino Lukudu Loro, Archbishop of of Greater Equatoria attended the national day of prayers that was called by President Salva Kiir. The day according to the president will bring together all South Sudanese to ask God for forgiveness and open a new chapter. The Archbishop addressed the president by calling for: Read More …
Harrowing testimonies of Government soldier killing Civilians in Yei
By Alastair Leithead BBC News, Yei, South Sudan Government ‘Soldiers will kill you for no reason in Yei’ See video of victims testimonies here People in Yei are afraid – afraid to speak out, and afraid they might be the next ones to be pulled from their homes in the middle of the night and Read More …
UPDM Calls on Women of South Sudan to Take a Bold Stand For The Realisation Of Change & Reforms In The Country
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8thMarch 2017 To mark the 2017 International Women’s Day, the United People’s Democratic Movement (UPDM) takes the opportunity to congratulate the women and girls of South Sudan for the resilience and courage they have shown, despite suffering one of the most horrendous human rights violations worldwide. We are dismayed by Read More …
Video report on another deserted town in Equatoria.
Watch video of another deserted town in Equatoria as Kiir’s regime pushes on with its ethnic agenda. The U.N. Panel of Experts on South Sudan reportedin November that atrocities and gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law are taking place. Ethnic cleansing is underway in several areas through starvation, gang rape and arson, Read More …
Politicised humanitarian aid is fuelling South Sudan’s civil war
NAIROBI, 27 February 2017 A declaration of famine in South Sudan has prompted a swirl of appeals for new funding to stem the catastrophe. There are millions of people in desperate need, and there are aid groups well-positioned to do more, if only they had more money to expand their programming. But there is also an uncritical Read More …
UPDM Calls For An International Investigation of Kidnappings of South Sudanese Refugees In Neighbouring Countries
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24thFebruary 2017 Following the July 2016 conflict in Juba and the ascent to power of the Juba faction of the SPLM-IO led by General Taban Deng Gai, a new wave of violence has spread to the most peaceful regions of Central Equatoria which until then existed as the only beacon Read More …
UN human rights experts call for crimes in South Sudan conflict to be investigated by independent international body
ADDIS ABABA / GENEVA (17 February 2017) – The international community should establish an independent mechanism immediately to assist in investigating violations in South Sudan in advance of the establishment of the hybrid court, said the three-member* UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan at the end of a transitional justice workshop held in Read More …
Why a Kenyan should not be the next chair of AU
Dr Remember Miamingi. Africa needs leadership that will respond to the continent’s unique circumstances while rising above narrow country persuasions. Leadership that will focus on the “bigger picture” and not get bogged down by emotive issues. Members of the AU should remind themselves that Africa is not safe any more without unity. Consequently, it needs leadership that Read More …
Position paper on the status of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan
Executive summay 24 January 2017 Download PDF Position paper on the status of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan The signing of the peace Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCRSS) in 2015 sparked cautious hope for a road to peace Read More …