South Sudan: 50 000 Civilians At Risk of Human Rights Violations
The United Nations has said that at least 50 000 South Sudanese people are at risk of serious human rights violations in the near future.
According to the UN, the government troops fighting the opposition in various regions of the country had shown little regard for the civilians trapped in the villages and continue to put their lives at risk with ongoing violence.
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, of the United Nations, said that civilians in Aburoc town in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan are trapped and have nowhere to go to escape the constant fighting in the area.
The town of Aburoc and many others in the area have faced several military attacks over the past few months as South Sudan’s violent civil war intensifies.
The UN Humanitarian Agency also said that since the fighting between government troops and opposition militia mounted, around 100 000 civilians have been displaced in an attempt to flee from the constant attacks.
A spokesperson for the government army, Santo Domic Chol, admitted that there has been a lot of fighting in Jonglei region, but denied that the military has a ‘disregard’ for civilians and that the army has forced these people to flee the fighting.
