Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
10 February 2022
In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s
In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s
Joint statement on South Sudan’s Central Bank freezing of bank accounts of civil society organizations, activists, and a politician.
Ahead of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of South
The UN Human Rights Council has assumed its responsibility to
Today, Floribert Chebeya Resource Centre re-opens its doors after being closed for 12
African states should support the Commission on Human Rights in
Ahead of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights
Foni Joyce has engaged in humanitarian work since the age of 20, when she joined a refugee student organisation to amplify the voices of refugees. Originally from South Sudan, Foni grew up as a refugee in Nairobi, Kenya, but she makes it clear that ‘refugee’ is merely a legal definition: “I firstly define myself as a human being who has been uprooted.”
The United Nations’ (UN) top human rights body, the Human
In a new report published today, DefendDefenders analyses the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society in South Sudan after the signature of the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement and formation, in early 2020, of a national unity government.
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