UN Inquiry Decries Impunity for Human Rights Violations, Identifies Individuals Warranting Investigation

[UNHCR] Without tackling impunity, South Sudan will not stem pervasive violence, and horrific human rights violations and abuses, a UN inquiry said Monday in a new report. It details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes, including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings, remain unpunished. Senior Government officials and military officers are implicated in serious human rights violations.

[UNHCR] Without tackling impunity, South Sudan will not stem pervasive violence, and horrific human rights violations and abuses, a UN inquiry said Monday in a new report. It details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes, including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings, remain unpunished. Senior Government officials and military officers are implicated in serious human rights violations.