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Human Rights

Government and ICRC Commit to Improving Detention Centers

By Michael Kenyi On Thursday, August 22, 2024, Justice Ruben Madol Arol, South Sudan’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, met with a delegation from...

Outgoing Nuncio Questions Election Fate of South Sudan

By Otto Abut The outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan has questioned the fate of the elections expected in December 2024 citing that the timeframe...

UNICEF calls for increasing period of paid maternity leave to 18 weeks

By Ginaba Lino The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for improving policies supporting breastfeeding in the workplace, such as increasing the period of...

City Review, Al-Hagiga Newspapers Journalists laydown tools demanding for better pay

By Ginaba Lino South Sudan National Journalists working for the City Review and Al-Hagiga Newspapers have laid down their tools demanding for better pay salaries. “We,...

Chiefs warn to cease settling murder, rape cases

Author: Chuol Jany South Sudan's justice department has banned informal settlement of murder and rape cases being handled by traditional leaders. This came during the...

UJOSS, AMDISS welcomes the reopening of AL-Watan newspaper

Samuel Aru The Union of Journalists and the Association for Media Development in South Sudan have praised the security organ for lifting the closure of...

Catholic Priest urges public to respect the dignity of every Child

The Director of the Pontifical Mission Society for the Holy Childhood Fr. Santo Gaba is encouraging the South Sudanese to respect the dignity of...

Police Authority denies allegation of sexual abuse claims by female inmates

Carmela Santino The Police Spokesperson in Western Bahr el Ghazal State on Wednesday denied the allegation from women who accused police that they were sexually...

Female Inmates express disappointment over mistreatment 

John Charles At least 8 female inmates in Wau Central Prison, Western Bahr el Ghazal state have expressed anger against mistreatment, citing that they did...

Activist call for freedom of speech ahead of forthcoming elections 

The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), an advocacy body, is urging the government to ensure freedom of speech as the country prepares for...

AMDISS Board elects female Chair to head the Executives

The Association for Media Development in South Sudan has elected new seven Executive Board members to work with the secretariat to advance press freedom...

30 female Prison warders train on gender responsiveness in Torit

By Taban Tom Henry At least thirty female prison officers were trained by UNMISS on gender responsiveness in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State. The UNMISS Correction Advisor...

SSPDF promise to punish its officers allegedly violating human rights

By Taban Gabriel South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) has assured the peace monitoring mechanism to punish some of its soldiers currently detained for their...

Female inmates beg for their release to honour Women’s Day

By Ginaba Lino South Sudan has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Women’s Day with female inmates at Juba National Prison...

South Sudan denies UN report on Human Rights Vilation

The government of South Sudan has rejected the report by the United Nations Human Rights Commission on abuse and violations committed in the country. The...

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