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Catastrophic failure as civilians ravaged by war violations 70 years after Geneva Conventions
The UN Security Council must mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year by ending its catastrophic failure to…
May 22, 2019
Report
Arbitrary arrests, torture of detainees despite repeated promises in South Sudan
South Sudanese authorities have arbitrarily arrested, detained tortured and ill-treated people to the point of death, despite repeated promises to…
September 4, 2018
Press Release
South Sudan: US arms embargo should inspire tougher action from UN Security Council
Responding to news that the US government has imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan, now in its fifth year…
February 2, 2018
Report
Do not remain silent: Survivors of Sexual violence in South Sudan call for justice and reparations
Thousands of South Sudanese women and girls -- and some men -- who have been raped in ethnically-charged sexual attacks…
July 23, 2017
Report
If Men Are Caught They Are Killed, If Women Are Caught They Are Raped: Atrocities Turn South Sudan's Breadbasket Into A Killing Field
A new frontline in South Sudan’s conflict has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee the country’s fertile Equatoria…
July 3, 2017
Report
We Are Still Running: War Crimes in Leer, South Sudan
Amid a fresh outbreak of fighting in South Sudan, a new report by Amnesty International reveals the true horror suffered…
July 27, 2016
Press Release
South Sudan: Government forces continue to commit war crimes despite peace agreement
Amid a fresh outbreak of fighting in South Sudan, a new report by Amnesty International reveals the true horror suffered…
July 27, 2016
Press Release
South Sudan: Security forces deliberately preventing people from leaving the country
South Sudanese security forces are deliberately blocking people from leaving the country in violation of their right to freedom of…
July 14, 2016
Press Release
African Union: South Sudan conflict lays bare regional failures
As a renewal of violence in South Sudan threatens to plunge the country back into full-scale civil war, Amnesty International…
July 12, 2016
Press Release
Renewed clashes in South Sudan put civilians at risk, underline need for arms embargo
Warring parties in South Sudan must take all possible measures to protect civilians, including thousands of internally displaced people currently…
July 11, 2016
Report
Our Hearts Have Gone Dark: The Mental Health Impact of South Sudan’s Conflict
People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies during South Sudan’s civil war that began in 2013…
July 5, 2016
Press Release
South Sudan: Devastating impact of war on mental health must be addressed
People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies during South Sudan’s civil war that began in 2013…
July 5, 2016