Civil society group wants Kiir and Machar prosecuted over war
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Elisabeth Janaina
Sep 23, 2017, 12:03:48 PM9/23/17
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Civil society group wants Kiir and Machar prosecuted over war
A South Sudanese civil society organization has urged the Union
African to expedite the establishment of a hybrid court to prosecute
President Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar over what it termed as
atrocities against women during the ongoing war.
Ter Manyang Gatwech, the Executive Director of International Youth for
Africa (IYA), said in a statement extended to Radio Tamazuj today that
forces of President Kiir and those of rebel leader Riek Machar have
committed atrocities against women since December 2013.
“Their forces committed crimes against humanity in South Sudan. The
human rights violations include raping, kidnapping, killing, torture,
disappearance, castration of young boys and men and destruction of
property,” Manyang said.
The civil society group said women remain the most vulnerable group in
the country.
Manyang called on South Sudan’s warring parties to stop discrimination
against women in South Sudan, saying rights of women and girls are
integral part of universal human rights.
The 2015 peace deal to end the violence in South Sudan was again
violated in July 2016 when the rival factions resumed fighting in the
capital.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced
millions that have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
A South Sudanese civil society organization has urged the Union
African to expedite the establishment of a hybrid court to prosecute
President Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar over what it termed as
atrocities against women during the ongoing war.
Ter Manyang Gatwech, the Executive Director of International Youth for
Africa (IYA), said in a statement extended to Radio Tamazuj today that
forces of President Kiir and those of rebel leader Riek Machar have
committed atrocities against women since December 2013.
“Their forces committed crimes against humanity in South Sudan. The
human rights violations include raping, kidnapping, killing, torture,
disappearance, castration of young boys and men and destruction of
property,” Manyang said.
The civil society group said women remain the most vulnerable group in
the country.
Manyang called on South Sudan’s warring parties to stop discrimination
against women in South Sudan, saying rights of women and girls are
integral part of universal human rights.
The 2015 peace deal to end the violence in South Sudan was again
violated in July 2016 when the rival factions resumed fighting in the
capital.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced
millions that have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
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