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The Quarterly Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians, July-September 2023
South Sudan: UN Report finds nearly 600 civilians were killed amid gross human rights abuses and serious violations of international humanitarian law by armed groups in Greater Upper Nile in late 2022
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Juba, 1 December 2023 – The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Human Rights Office today released a joint report entitled "Attacks against civilians in Greater Upper Nile, South Sudan." The...
South Sudan: Visit by UN expert postponed
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GENEVA (10 October 2023) – UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur today expressed her deep disappointment at the decision of the Government...
Human Rights Council Holds Dialogue on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for South Sudan and Begins Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
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AFTERNOON 9 October 2023 Council Concludes Enhanced Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive...
South Sudan: UN Inquiry’s report finds that entrenched repression imperils prospects for peace, human rights and credible elections
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NAIROBI/GENEVA (5 October 2023) – As South Sudan considers the prospect of national elections in December 2024, its Government must urgently cease unlawful media censorship, end intolerable...
UN expert on internally displaced persons to visit South Sudan
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GENEVA (5 October 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, will conduct her first official visit to South Sudan from 9 to 20...
The Quarterly Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians, January-March 2023
The Quarterly Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians, April-June 2023
Human Rights Council President appoints Carlos Castresana Fernández to serve as member of South Sudan Commission
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GENEVA ( 18 July 2023) – The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Václav Bálek (Czechia), has appointed Carlos Castresana Fernández of Spain as a member of Commission on Human Rights in...