The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is an independent body established in March 2016 and mandated by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Commission is also mandated to determine ...

Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due to take place in December, a report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South ...

June 22, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan is under fire from powerful member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which accused the new country of serious violations of human rights.

“As the Sudanese Armed Forces [SAF] and Rapid Support Forces [RSF] battle for control at all costs in the senseless war that ...

The United Nations human rights chief on Friday warned that the war in Sudan is becoming "more dangerous" for civilians, following reports of army-allied militias carrying out ethnic-based attacks on ...

The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker ...

A report by UN human rights investigators says ... extensive than documented", says the head of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, Yasmin Sook. "What we see so far is likely just ...

South Sudanese authorities have ordered telecoms to block access to social media for at least 30 days, citing concerns over ...

The UN human rights chief on Friday warned ... that the situation for civilians in Sudan is already "desperate," and "there is evidence of the commission of war crimes and other atrocity crimes." ...

January 23, 2025 (LONDON) – Twenty human rights groups warned ... including the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan. The statement urged the UN Secretary-General to ...

South Sudan Liberation Movement ... Leonardo Franco U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in Sudan mandated by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights from 1998-2000; professor of law in Buenos ...