Human Rights Watch

South Sudan: Thousands Still Missing

August 27, 2020 Newsbeat

Salva Kiir President of the Republic of South Sudan speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014 in New York City (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Ratify UN Treaty, Investigate, Ensure Truth, Justice, and Healing By HRW, Nairobi, Kenya August 28, 2020(SSNN) – South Sudan should investigate the fate and whereabouts of scores of victims of enforced disappearances and those still missing from years of civil war, Human Rights Watch and Remembering the Ones We Lost said today. On August 30, the world marks the International Day of the Disappeared. Since […]

Rights group welcomes renewal of arms embargo on South Sudan

May 31, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

May 31, 2020 (SSNN) – The Amnesty International has welcomed the renewal of South Sudan arms embargo on South Sudan by the United Nations Security Council, an East African envoy of the watchdog said Sunday. The AI’s Director for East and Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena, said the decision by the world body to continue the sanction regime on South Sudan […]

Letter to UNHRC on South Sudan -HRW

February 7, 2020 Press Releases

Press statement, Extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Excellencies, February 7th, 2020 (SSNN)—We, the undersigned national, regional, and international non-governmental organisations, write to call on your delegation to actively support the extension of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (“the CoHR”) during the upcoming 43rd session of […]

‘Free Arbitrarily Detained Journalist Uphold Free Expression; Reform National Security Laws’ – HRW

December 1, 2019 Newsbeat

Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The rights advocacy body, Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls for immediate and unconditional release of the managing editor of The Dawnnewspaper, Emmanuel Monychol Akop- a journalist detained for weeks by the South Sudanese National Security Services over his remarks on Awut Deng Acuil’s indecent outfit. “South Sudanese authorities should immediately release a journalist who has been […]

South Sudan’s authorities urged to uphold media freedom, safety of all journalists – HRW

November 12, 2019 Newsbeat

Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth speaking to the media during an event (Photo credit: supplied)

Nov 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-The rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reminds the people of South Sudan, especially leaders, of their obligations to uphold press freedom, emphasizing that freedom of the press is an important pillar of democracy because it plays a pivotal role in keeping all citizens informed of public affairs and and most importantly monitoring actions of the […]