War crimes, including killings, systematic rape, and forced disappearances remain daily occurrences in South Sudan, as highlighted in reports this month from the United Nations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Some advocacy groups say sanctions and other targeted measures could make an impact where a peace deal has failed.
The situation in South Sudan rapidly deteriorated after fighting broke out in December 2013, resulting in “serious and systematic violence against civilians,” according to the U.N.
Amnesty International found that government forces suffocated more than 60 men and boys to death in Unity State last October, and Human Rights Watch has …read more
Source: Magazetini
