UN official urges Southern Sudan to sign up to key human rights treaties Thursday, 23 June 2011 11:19 Sudan >>> South Sudan must ensure that it ratifies all key global treaties upholding human rights, and ensure that its citizens are able to enjoy basic freedoms once it becomes independent, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.
Kyung-wha Kang, the Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told students, diplomats, the media and others gathered at Juba University that south Sudan must demonstrate its commitment to becoming a democracy based on equal rights and dignity for all. "This new beginning for south Sudan should be anchored on a bold vision of freedom from fear, freedom from want and need, and peaceful co-existence in mutual respect," Ms. Kang said. South Sudan is set to declare independence on 9 July, after a referendum last January saw voters overwhelmingly back secession from the rest of Sudan. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
