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A UN commission on human rights in South Sudan warned Thursday that ethnic cleansing is taking place in some areas of the country. Chairwoman for the commission, Yasmin Sooka, said, "here is already a steady process of ethnic...

South Sudan officials have said the country will take legal action against the US-based advocacy group, The Sentry , after a report published by the group accused the nation's leaders of profiting from country's violent three-year conflict. The report,...

South Sudan consented to the addition of another 4,000 UN peacekeeping troops to the existing force of 14,000 soldiers, under intense pressure from the UN, US and the rest of the international community. The announcement was...

Dozens of detainees in South Sudan are being held in inhumane conditions, Amnesty International (AI) reported Friday. According to AI, the citizens are currently being held in "poorly ventilated metal shipping containers, fed only once...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported Thursday that "shocking crimes" have been committed by all sides in the war-torn South Sudan. The report said that extra-judicial killings, disappearances, gang-rapes, sexual...

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS) released its report on the South Sudan conflict Tuesday concluding that both sides committed war crimes. The commission found that the South Sudan government and rebels...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Monday that he has deployed a mission to South Sudan after reports surfaced of human rights abuses by both sides. The 10-member team began its...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) by two months until December 15, 2015. The UN Security Council voted 13-0 to adopt resolution...

South Sudan government troops on Sunday reportedly attacked a village in the country's Unity state despite a ceasefire that was set to begin the same day. The attack was reported to the Associated Press by John Riek,...

A panel of United Nations (UN) experts told the Security Council Tuesday that there has been increased hostility and violence in South Sudan since the adoption of a resolution imposing sanctions on the...