UNMISS: REPORT ISSUED ON INTER-COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN JONGLEI, SOUTH SUDAN
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS): REPORT ISSUED ON INTER-COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN JONGLEI, SOUTH SUDAN
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today released a report on the findings of its in-depth investigation into the inter-communal violence in Jonglei State, that claimed the lives of hundreds in 2011 and early 2012. The report was compiled by the Human Rights Division of UNMISS with support from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Human rights officers undertook 20 field missions to towns and rural areas of Jonglei State that were targeted by the violence, in particular those affected by the late December 2011 attacks by thousands of Lou Nuer armed youth on Murle settlements in Pibor County
http://unmiss.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=BnqdT-sQAJY%3d&tabid=3465&language=en-US
Tribal raids killed 900 South Sudanese in Dec-Feb: U.N
(Reuters) – Nearly 900 South Sudanese died during a burst of violence between rival cattle herding tribes in late 2011 and early 2012, the United Nations said on Monday, criticizing the newly formed state’s army for failing to protect civilians. South Sudan, which split away from Sudan a year ago, has been struggling to stamp its authority on an undeveloped country the size of France awash with weapons.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-southsudan-killings-idUSBRE85O17D20120625
UN Report Says South Sudan Tribal Violence Intensifying
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says inter-communal violence in Jonglei state beginning last year was perpetuated, in part, by hate speech and the proliferation of weapons. A new UNMISS human rights report says the government failed to act fast enough to stop the violence. The UNMISS report released Monday says an ongoing cycle of inter-ethnic violence in Jonglei state has intensified in recent years as rival groups become better armed and better organized.
http://www.voanews.com/content/un_report_says_south_sudan_tribal_violence_intensifying/1248763.html
South Sudan must prosecute Jonglei killers and abductors – UN
NAIROBI (AlertNet) – The government of South Sudan must prosecute those responsible for killing hundreds of people in Jonglei state six months ago, the United Nations said in a report released on Monday. In its human rights report, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said 888 people were killed between December 2011 and February 2012 in a conflict between the Lou Nuer and Murle cattle-herding communities over water and grazing land.
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/south-sudan-must-prosecute-jonglei-killers-and-abductors-un
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