Human Rights Dispatch Feb 11, 2026 Escalating violence in South Sudan, detention of Venezuelan opposition leader, Jimmy Lai sentencing and more. HRF condemns the arbitrary and violent detention of Venezuelan opposition leader @JuanPGuanipa , which came just hours after his release from prison.
Publication Apr 25, 2018 South Sudan president rejects opposition calls to quit post (Reuters) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir has rejected opposition calls for him to resign as part of efforts to end a civil war, accusing anti-government groups of making “unreasonable…
Publication Feb 22, 2018 Media, rights activists threatened in South Sudan: U.N. report (Reuters) – Journalists and rights activists in South Sudan have been killed or arrested and newspapers closed, often by the government, hampering coverage of one of the world’s biggest humanitarian…
Publication Feb 14, 2018 Recruitment of child soldiers still rising in South Sudan (Aljazeera) – The civil war in South Sudan is now in its fifth year. It has killed thousands and displaced millions. Monday marked International Day against the use of Child…
News Dec 8, 2017 South Sudan: Security Council urged to do more to protect civilians (UN News Centre) – With the conflict in South Sudan entering its fifth year, senior United Nations officials on Thursday expressed concern about the precarious security situation and bleak humanitarian conditions in the world’s youngest country.
News Nov 7, 2017 More Than a Million People in South Sudan Are on the Brink of Starvation Humanitarian organizations blame the worsening situation on South Sudan’s continuing conflict, which is nearing its fifth year and has killed more than 50,000 people.
News Oct 19, 2025 U.N. Peacekeeping Chief Issues Warning on South Sudan The leader of United Nations’ peacekeeping operations offered a dire appraisal of South Sudan on Tuesday, saying the world’s youngest nation is sliding further into mayhem with no sign that its antagonists want peace.
