Yei County Society Civil Forum vice-chair person urged community representatives at the state and the national levels to file up people’s worries on the ground and present them to the parliament for discussions and resolutions.
Talking during International Democracy Day celebration on Saturday Mawa George Lazarus said some community representatives do not consult their communities in order to gather issues affecting them, Easter Radio reported.
He lamented that some painful issues including the military police arbitrary arresting civilians were not taken to the parliament for deliberation.
Mr George appealed to citizens to obey law and order to avoid conflict calling on the government to respect human rights.
The celebration under the theme: ‘strengthening voices for democracy’ at Yei Community Resource Centre drew together state parliamentarians, executive, CBOs, NGOs, well wishers and civil society organizations.