Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Juba calls for an end to violence against journalists in South Sudan.
Jonathan Cebra appreciates the verdict passed in September condemning soldiers for killing a journalist a Terrain Hotel in Juba.
He praises that the sentence was an important step to end impunity against media practitioners in South Sudan.
Cebra points out that human rights abuse continue taking place in the world youngest country.
He says US rejects violence against journalists and believes that free press is a basic part of active democracy.
Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Juba Cebra spoke on Friday marking the Day to End Impunity against Journalists.
The day is commemorated on November 2 every year worldwide.