South Sudan Rights Violations in the Spotlight
Local and international human-rights lobbies, who recently converged at the 6th Human Rights Forum in Juba, expressed concerns about the deteriorating human-rights situation in the country, particularly abuse and violations meted out by joint security forces.
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South Sudan:
Peaceful Protesters Harassed and Intimidated By Authorities - New Briefing
AI London, 18 July 2019
The authorities in South Sudan have conducted a cross-border campaign of harassment, intimidation and attacks to shut down a series of global protests planned against the country's… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Free Detained Editor
HRW, 19 July 2019
South Sudan's National Security Service has detained Michael Christopher, the editor-in-chief of the Arabic language daily newspaper Al Watan, without charge since July 17, 2019,… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Govt Bars Newspaper Editor From Leaving the Country
Nation, 17 July 2019
South Sudan authorities have banned the chief editor of an Arabic newspaper, Al Watan, from leaving the country for allegedly publishing content critical of the government. Read more »
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