• South Sudan: Heed Global Call to End Death Penalty
    Dec 20, 2012
    Press release
    South Sudan should carry out its commitment for a moratorium on the death penalty. On December 20, 2012, South Sudan, along with 110 other nations, voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling on countries that use capital punishment to place a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.
  • South Sudan: Place Moratorium on Death Penalty
    Nov 4, 2012
    Press release
    South Sudan should join the great majority of United Nations members that have abolished the death penalty in law or practice by placing a moratorium on all executions, a group of South Sudanese and international human rights groups said today.
  • UN: Mark Day of Girl By Fighting Child Marriage
    Oct 10, 2012
    Press release
    As the world celebrates the first International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, 2012, eliminating child marriages should be a key political priority for governments to protect the rights of girls and women.
  • South Sudan: End Abuses by Disarmament Forces in Jonglei
    Aug 23, 2012
    Press release
    South Sudan’s military should take concrete steps to end human rights violations by soldiers carrying out a civilian disarmament operation in Jonglei state and to punish those responsible for offenses, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Salva Kiir. Human Rights Watch also urged the president to promptly swear in the members of the committee created in March 2012 to investigate inter-communal violence in Jonglei state, and ensure it had the necessary funding.
  • Africa: Clinton Should Urge Leaders to Address Abuse
    Aug 1, 2012
    Press release
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trip to Africa should promote freedom of expression and association and encourage countries to address police and security force abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a public letter today. Secretary Clinton is scheduled to visit Senegal, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa between July 31 and August 10, 2012.
  • South Sudan: Step Up Urgent Human Rights Reforms
    Jul 5, 2012
    Press release
    South Sudan should mark its first anniversary on July 9, 2012, by freeing all unlawfully detained prisoners, guaranteeing freedom of speech, and accelerating ratification of key international human rights treaties.
  • South Sudan: Arbitrary Detentions, Dire Prison Conditions
    Jun 21, 2012
    Press release
    Flawed processes, unlawful detentions, and dire conditions in South Sudan’s prisons reflect the urgent need to improve the new nation’s fledgling justice system.
  • Sudan: Repression Intensifies after Border Violence
    May 17, 2012
    Press release
    Sudan has stepped up harassment of journalists, censorship, and arrests of political opponents in the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan.
  • Sudan: Don’t Strip Citizenship Arbitrarily
    Mar 2, 2012
    Press release
    Sudan should not strip Sudanese nationals of southern origin of their Sudanese citizenship if they are unable or unwilling to acquire South Sudanese citizenship.
  • South Sudan: Justice Needed to Stem Violence
    Feb 10, 2012
    Press release
    South Sudan should urgently ensure an effective and independent investigation into the violent, ethnic-driven attacks in Jonglei state, and arrest and prosecute those identified as responsible. To assist this task, it should promptly ask the United Nations and regional organizations to establish a commission of inquiry.