Right groups ignoring crimes committed in S. Sudan: SPLM-IO
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
February 6, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – A South Sudanese armed opposition
(SPLM-IO) official has faulted international human rights
organisations for allegedly overlooking crimes committed by
pro-government forces in the world’s youngest nation.
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SPLM in Opposition leader Riek Machar Teny and his deputy, General
Afred Ladu Gore, in Pagak on 9 December 2014 (ST)
The deputy director of mass media in the office of SPLM/A-IO chairman,
Peter Gatdiet accused Amnesty International and the International
Crisis Group as doing very little on the outrageous violence being
committed in the country.
The official, also the opposition group’s media activist, expressed
concern over the failure of the mentioned right group organisations to
unveil the crimes that allegedly mount up to war crimes and crimes
against humanity.
“These world’s highly respected organisations are too reluctant to
follow up and report the human rights violations going on in South
Sudan especially in Yambio, Maridi and Mundri counties where
government is bombarding civilians using world’s banned weapons”, said
Gatdiet.
The SPLM-IO official wondered why the right groups allegedly lacked
objectivity when exposing crimes, yet forces loyal to President Salva
Kiir were “using banned weapons such as chlorine gas and other lethal
missiles” in areas of Unity state, allegations Sudan Tribune could not
independently verify.
Earlier this week, the armed opposition faction led by former vice
president, Riek Machar accused Juba of allegedly using chemical
weapons on their forces in Lanyi and Mundri in East county of Western
Equatoria state, while the two rivals engaged in heavy fighting,
despite a peace deal.
“I’m wondering why all these appalling stories were never reported by
either Amnesty International nor by International Crisis Group to the
world, so, that the whole world is aware of tribal government’s
activities”, said Gatdiet.
“I still can’t understand the intention of these rights groups and
their continued silence over South Sudan’s grievous atrocities while
they are reporting arrest of activists across the world”, he added.
According to the armed opposition official, civilians’ properties were
either being looted or destroyed and cattle raided in the Unity state
capital, Bentiu and beyond in areas around Mayom county in western
Unity state.
“These are evidences of evil deeds by the government of South Sudan,
but rights groups are not reporting this as they keep overlooking them
happening”, he stressed.
A recently released report by the United Nations accused South Sudan’s
two main rival forces of committing serious crimes against civilians
in the oil-rich Unity state.
Extra-judicial killings, gang-rapes, enforced disappearances, targeted
attacks against civilians, sexual slavery and child soldier
recruitment were some of the crimes allegedly committed by both
warring SPLM factions.
(ST)
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