UN rights official decries absence of accountability in S. Sudan
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August 15, 2017 (WAU) – Lack of accountability for the various crimes
perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of
the biggest challenges the country faces, Eugene Nindorera, the United
Nations human rights boss, said.
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IDPs shelter near the UNMISS base in Wau (IOM/Gonzalez 2016)
The senior UN official made the remarks while speaking at the end of a
five-day visit to South Sudan’s Wau state, where violence in April led
to the death of 19 pro-government soldiers and at least 28 civilians,
according to state officials.
The killing of civilians in Wau town followed the ambush and killing
of soldiers by suspected to be armed opposition fighters.
The UN human rights division reportedly interviewed 43 individuals,
including eight women and two children, from 11 April, to collect
information about alleged human rights violations perpetrated by
government forces and aligned armed groups in Wau town on 10 April.
“I can confirm that, as of Sunday, nobody is being detained in
connection with this attack against civilians,” said Nindorera.
“I talked to victims and witnesses and was shaken to hear their
testimonies of how they had to flee their houses after being attacked.
It’s more important than ever before that people are held accountable
for crimes they have committed,” he added.
Nindorera said he met the Governor of Wau, during which the latter
said a committee was established to produce a comprehensive report to
determine the motive for the attacks and identify the perpetrators in
to hold them accountable.
“I welcome this move,” he said, adding “I encourage Governor Andrea
Mayar Acho to exert his authority to ensure that people are held
responsible for the crimes they have committed.”
Meanwhile, UNMISS has confirmed that by Thursday the protection of
civilians site adjacent to the UNMISS base in Wau had registered some
17,000 new arrivals, mainly women and children, while around 5,000
people had sought sanctuary inside the compound of the Wau Catholic
Church.
The influx of newly displaced people has reportedly led to
over-crowding and pressure on humanitarian services.
The South Sudanese civil war is a conflict in between forces of the
government and the armed opposition forces. In December 2013,
President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of
attempting a coup d’état. Since then, tens of thousands of people have
been killed and nearly two million displaced in the country’s
worst-ever violence after it seceded from Sudan.
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