(UN News Centre) – Amid a “massive” increase in gross human rights violations, as well as an escalation in fighting in South Sudan, the head of a United Nations rights probe said today that to prevent further escalation and abuses in a country where “impunity is the norm,” the international community must be bold enough to […]
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(AFP) – Four South Sudanese soldiers were arrested for their role in the gang rape of a dozen women and girls in a village in February, the government spokesman said on Friday. The violence took place in the village of Kubi, some 40 km south of the capital Juba, where the army sought possible suspects in […]
(AP) – A network of organizations seeking to protect children in conflict urged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to add 11 parties to the blacklist of countries and armed groups responsible for grave violations against children. The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict’s recommended additions included the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen, which was taken off […]
(Institute for Security Studies) – Recent reports underline the worsening situation of child soldiers employed by warring factions to commit indiscriminate violence in South Sudan. According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), more than 17 000 children have been recruited by government and opposition forces in South Sudan since the war began in 2013. About 1 […]
(Human Rights Watch) – There’s a town in Africa that offers an amazing view of the Mongolian steppes. The picturesque panorama is hand-painted on the patio wall of Rubkona Primary School, in a rural town in South Sudan. The flowing rivers on the wall contrast sharply with the country’s brown landscape during the dry season. The […]
(UNMISS) – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is ‘saddened’ and ‘disappointed’ by the continued recruitment of children into armed ranks in South Sudan. In an exclusive interview with the Radio Miraya, Leila Zerrougui said the eruption of violence in July saw recruitment and maiming of children just as the […]
(VOA News) – Officials in South Sudan say army troops entered a village near the capital, Juba, on Sunday and raped at least a half-dozen women and girls, some of them at gunpoint. The alleged rapes occurred less than two weeks after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir issued a warning that soldiers who commit acts of […]
(iTV) – At the beginning of this year, an armed group attacked a village outside of a small town in South Sudan: Yambio. Hundreds of people were killed, thousands are now displaced. Children have witnessed others being killed in front of them, sometimes their very own parents. In the chaos and fear of fleeing for their lives, many […]
(UNICEF) – “The needs of refugees have never been greater. Worldwide 28 million children have been uprooted by conflict, driven from their homes by violence and terror. They need our help. UNICEF is committed to continuing our work with governments and other partners around the world to help some of the most vulnerable children everywhere, […]
(UNICEF) – Three years after fighting first erupted in South Sudan, children continue to be recruited by armed forces and armed groups, with 1,300 children recruited in 2016, UNICEF said today. This brings to more than 17,000 the total number of children used in the conflict since 2013. “Since the first day of this conflict, children […]
