The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

S. Sudan: UN report links officials to supply of weapons to ethnic militias

March 9, 2020 News, Newsbeat

March 9th 2020 (SSNN) – A new report by United Nations human rights experts has linked senior South Sudan government officials and military commanders to the supply of arms to the country’s many ethnic militias. This morning, Yasmin Soka, the Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights Yasmin Soka told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that “South Sudan […]

UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan undertakes 8th mission

February 6, 2020 Newsbeat, UN

Press statement, February 6th, 2020(SSNN)—Members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan will undertake their eighth mission to the country during the period of 3-9 February 2020. The Commissioners intend to visit camps and settlements for internally displaced persons across South Sudan, including UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Protection of Civilian sites, to meet those […]