South Sudan denies abuses cited by HRW in Jonglei report

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South Sudan denies abuses cited by HRW in Jonglei report
Reuters
JUBA (Reuters) – The head of a South Sudan disarmament campaign dismissed a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report saying soldiers had raped, beaten, tortured and killed civilians during the campaign in Jonglei, the country’s largest state. South Sudan …

Nation Lays to Rest Top SPLA General Paulino Matip
AllAfrica.com
Juba/Bentiu — The body of the deputy commander-in-chief of the South Sudan army, General Paulino Matip Nhial, who died in the early hours of Wednesday 22 August in Nairobi, Kenya was buried in his home county of Mayom in Unity State on Friday.
South Sudanese Soldiers Responsible of Killing, Torture and Rape – UN

AllAfrica.com
London — Government soldiers committed murder, torture and rape in the largest and troubledSouth Sudanese state of Jonglei said the United Nations mission in the new country (UNMISS) on Friday. SPLA soldiers take part in a parade during their 29th …

South Sudanese soldiers responsible of killing, torture and rape – UN
Sudan Tribune
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit launched last March a large disarmament operation in Jonglei following violent tribal attacks between the Nuer Lou and Murle tribes. In a speech delivered at this occasion he warned his soldier against …

South Sudan asks new Ethiopian leadership to support peace process
Sudan Tribune
South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nhial Deng Nhial, on Thursday met Ethiopia’s acting Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, in Addis Ababa, delivering a message of condolence sent from President Salva Kiir.

Nation Asks New Ethiopian Leadership to Support Peace Process
AllAfrica.com
Addis Ababa — Following the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Monday 20 August, South Sudan’s government has urged the country’s new leadership in Ethiopia to continue extending its support to the ongoing peace process between …

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