UNHCR describes dire insecurity in Yei YEI (30 Sep.) Tweet The UN is increasingly concerned about roughly 100,000 people trapped in the Yei region amid increasing insecurity in the area.
"Terrorized men and women spoke of horrific violence against civilians before and during their flight, including assault, targeted killing, mutilation, looting and burning of property. Several civilians have been hacked to death, including women and infants,” said UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler in a press release, describing a recent agency visit to the area. “There are reports that many young men, aged between 17 and 30, have been arrested on suspicion of siding with the opposition,” Since fighting erupted in the capital in July, Yei and the Equatoria region have seen intense fighting between government, opposition, and local militia forces. Roughly 100,000 people have fled to neighboring Uganda, and UN officials say that they are forced to pay taxes by governemnt and opposition soldiers. Access to the area for UN peacekeepers has been previously restricted. “Tens of thousands of displaced are sheltering in abandoned houses and smaller numbers in church compounds and are facing a serious shortage of food and medicine,” Spindler added. While humanitarian agencies are mobilizing to respond, their access is uncertain, Spindler added. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo1z4Znab0L-Hvqq7ZMAGSmJeW0UTh3Z25hBoUGSqLjzg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
