JUBA — The United Nations-backed panel of investigators has alleged in a brand new report that a number of officers in South Sudan are fueling violence within the nation.
The 24-page report introduced to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday paperwork how political and navy elites proceed to gas violence and instability within the nation.
“It is unconscionable that so many years after its independence, and despite their peace commitments, political leaders continue their violent contestations across the country and are abjectly failing the people of South Sudan,” stated Yasmin Sooka, Chair of the Commission.
Sook revealed that the investigation performed in 2024 implicated authorities officers and navy officers of committing critical human rights violations.
“Sexual violence persists both in and outside conflicts, even as senior officials continue to endorse extrajudicial killings, and the forced recruitment and abduction of boys and girls into combat or sexual slavery continue unchecked,” she stated.
She stated the report revealed that conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) stays systematic, brutal, and widespread, with survivors reporting an absence of entry to important reproductive and psychological healthcare.
“The testimonies of children forced into combat or held as sexual slaves underscore a systemic failure to protect South Sudan’s future generation. These acts constitute grave violations of international law, yet the perpetrators continue to operate with impunity,” she stated.
Barney Afako, a member of the UN Commission, stated the repetition of those human rights violations is deeply related to pervasive impunity and lack of accountability in governance.
Afako stated the failures to correctly direct the nation’s nationwide wealth towards establishing credible establishments and methods contribute to instability.
“This is why in many of our recommendations, in addition to a focus on human rights law, we return to the institution-building commitments in the Revitalized Peace Agreement.”
Carlos Castresana Fernández, a member of the UN Commission, referred to as on the federal government to eradicate corruption.
“Financing essential services and rule of law institutions requires an end to the corruption. The theft of national wealth robs citizens of justice, education, and healthcare. Without addressing this systemic looting, no peace agreement will ever translate into meaningful change,” stated Fernández.
He stated the federal government’s tacit endorsement of those killings additional inflames tensions.
“We documented multiple instances where Green Book provisions were selectively applied to settle scores, undermining fragile community relations,” he stated.
“The Green Book must be overruled immediately. Warrap’s judiciary requires urgent funding and support, or violence will remain the default form of justice.”
The report describes the scenario in Tambura, the place, in 2024, armed forces and militias inflicted excessive violence towards civilians alongside ethnic strains, deepening the unhealed traumas and divisions stemming from the 2021 battle.
Local and nationwide political elites are implicated in pursuing violent, divisive politics; many have retained public and navy workplaces regardless of previous violations and haven’t confronted accountability for his or her crimes.
The report additionally examines the introduction in 2024 of the “Green Book” state legislation in Warrap, which purports to authorize extrajudicial killings by firing squad for suspected cattle raiding and intra-communal violence.
The fee discovered that this legislation has entrenched a tradition of lawlessness, implicating senior officers and the state authorities in gross human rights violations.