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UN report exposes human rights violations against civilians in Yei, South Sudan

UN report exposes human rights violations against civilians in Yei, South Sudan

A United Nations report has documented human rights violations and abuses against civilians that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, in what used to be a peaceful multi-ethnic town in South Sudan. “The conflict in Yei, in particular, highlights the startling level of impunity in South Sudan, which has fed successive cycles […]

Measures Being Used to ‘Criminalize’ Work of Human Rights Defenders, Warn UN Experts

Measures Being Used to ‘Criminalize’ Work of Human Rights Defenders, Warn UN Experts

Speaking out against a ban and provisional suspension of a number of civil society organizations in Burundi, United Nations rights experts warned today of growing repression of human rights defenders and groups amid the already difficult environment in which they. Also worrying, according to a news release issued by the Office of the UN High […]

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