US activist condemns level of destruction in S. Sudan - Article <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49987#tabs-1> - Comments (7) <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49987#tabs-2>
[image: email]Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49987> [image: print]Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49987> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49987&nom_fichier=article_49987> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49987#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49987#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ February 16, 2014 (BOR) - Renowned United States activist, John Prendergast has condemned the level of destruction in Bor, the capital of South Sudan's largest state. *US peace activist John Prendergast addressing soldiers during his visit to Bor February 9, 2014 (Photo: Larco Lomoyat)* "This is the worse crime ever committed in South Sudan after the independence two years ago," said Prendergast, accompanied to Bor by South Sudan presidential advisor, Ted Dagne. "These are nothing else but crimes against humanity," he stressed. During his fact-finding mission, the US activist also paid a courtesy visit to Lt. Gen Malual Ayom Dor, the operational commander of Jonglei, expressing agony at the level of destruction caused in Bor town. His short-tour also saw him visit Bor hospital, where innocent patients were brutally killed at the height of the conflict. Several elderly people were also killed in a nearby church. Known for his advocacy roles, Prendergast and fellow US actor George Clooney, helped direct the Sudan Now campaign, which supported the holding of South Sudan's peaceful referendum in 2011. The violence that hit South Sudan mid-December last year has, according to estimates, killed up to 10,000 people and displaced about 740,000 within and outside the country. A rift within South Sudan's ruling party (SPLM) is widely believed to have sparked off the incident, which President Kiir blames on his former deputy Riek Machar. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqxQDwWwP2BXk%3Dw-mSjm7ng4Q90_gXtwY1y1j_9eQjPSg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
