South Sudan: U.S. Activist Supports Targeted Sanctions in South Sudan Conflict

20 February 2014

Juba — A leading US activist has supported calls for the imposition of sanctions on individuals found to be undermining efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict in the country and hold those found to have committed war crimes accountable.

John Prendergast, the co-founder of the Enough Project, a US-based advocacy group aimed at preventing genocide and crimes against humanity, made the recommendation in his report following a field visit to the South Sudan capital, Juba, and war-ravaged Jonglei state capital, Bor.

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