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August 10, 2018 News Release

South Sudan: No Amnesty for War Crimes
Don’t Ignore Victims’ Rights, International Obligations

Expand President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, right, with the opposition leader, Riek Machar, left, as Mr. Machar was sworn in as vice president in Juba, capital of South Sudan, on April 26, 2016. © 2016 Reuters (Nairobi) – South Sudanese leaders should not undermine their efforts to bring an end to ...
February 27, 2018 Dispatches

UN Report Details Abuses and War Crimes in South Sudan
Trials Needed to Bring Justice for These Atrocities

Expand A soldier walks past women carrying their belongings near Benitu, northern South Sudan, February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola Investigators have been documenting the horrors committed during South Sudan’s civil war since its outbreak, but a new UN report offers a detailed account of ...
December 14, 2017 News Release

South Sudan: Stop Delays on Hybrid Court
Four Years Into Conflict, Rampant Abuse

Launch Gallery Update December 15 2017: On December 13 as Human Rights Watch was going to press, South Sudan’s council of ministers reportedly approved the hybrid court statute and the government’s memorandum of understanding with the African Union. Human Rights Watch calls on the government to ...
August 1, 2017 News Release

South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses
UN, EU, US, and Other States Should Sanction Top Commanders

Expand Civilians fleeing Kajo Keji county, toward the southern border with Uganda, April 27, 2017. © 2017 Jason Patinkin (Nairobi) – South Sudanese government and opposition leaders have failed to halt atrocity crimes, including killings, rape, and forced displacement, or to hold those responsible ...
June 19, 2017 Q & A

Ten Questions about the drawdown of the US Counter LRA-Operation

Expand Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, waits for the start of court proceedings at the International Criminal Court in The Hague January 26, 2015. © 2016 Reuters 1. Who are the LRA? 2. What has the LRA been fighting for all these years? 3. ...
December 10, 2014 Report

Ending the Era of Injustice
Advancing Prosecutions for Serious Crimes Committed in South Sudan’s New War

Language English Ending the Era of Injustice Advancing Prosecutions for Serious Crimes Committed in South Sudan’s New War Summary Recommendations To Both Parties to the Conflict To the Government of South Sudan To the African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan and the African Union Peace ...
December 5, 2016 News Release

ICC: First Lord’s Resistance Army Trial Begins
Thousands of Victims Participating in Case

Français (Brussels) – The opening of the International Criminal Court trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander is an important new chapter in holding the rebel group accountable for its brutal crimes in northern Uganda, Human Rights Watch said today. Expand Dominic Ongwen, a former senior ...
December 5, 2016 Q & A

Questions and Answers on the LRA Commander Dominic Ongwen and the ICC

1. What is the Lord’s Resistance Army? 2. Who is Dominic Ongwen? 3. How did the ICC come to bring charges against Ongwen? 4. What are the charges against Ongwen? 5. What are Ongwen’s rights as a defendant? 6. What is the role of victims in Ongwen’s case? 7. How will local communities affected by ...
July 18, 2016 Commentary

The International Criminal Court at a Crossroads

July 17, the Day of International Criminal Justice, is the anniversary of the Rome Statute, which paved the way for the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Anniversaries are often cause for celebration, but the ICC—the world’s only permanent tribunal set up to try atrocity crimes—is ...
November 11, 2016 Statement

Fifteenth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
Human Rights Watch Briefing Note

http://www.un.org/press/en/1998/19980615.sgsm6597.html (accessed November 8, 2016). [4] Assembly of the African Union, Twenty-Sixth Ordinary Session, ... Ababa, January 31, 2016, http://www.au.int/en ... (XXVII), Kigali, July 18, 2016, http://au.int/en ...
November 1, 2016 Letter

Joint Letter: A Way Forward for the Hybrid Court for South Sudan
An Open Letter to H.E. Mme. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, from South Sudanese and International Non-Governmental Organizations

Cc: Ambassador Smail Chergui, Chairperson, AU Peace and Security Council CC: Alpha Oumar Konare, AU High Representative for South Sudan 1 November 2016 Your Excellency, We, the undersigned South Sudanese and international non-governmental organizations, write to share our thoughts with you on the ...
August 14, 2016 Photo Essay

South Sudan: Violence in Juba

Français العربية Русский Africa South Sudan Arms Explosive Weapons in Civilian Areas Disasters and Displaced Populations International Justice Peace and Justice Refugee Rights Internally Displaced People Targeted Killings and Drones ...
August 28, 2015 Commentary

Hope for Justice for South Sudan

The peace agreement that President Salva Kiir finally signed on August 26 – that will hopefully ensure an end to South Sudan’s current conflict – includes justice provisions that offer a chance to break a decades-long cycle of brutal abuses that South Sudanese have endured with no hope of recourse. ...
June 10, 2015 Letter

Addressing the human rights situation and the need for accountability for past atrocities and on-going violations in South Sudan
To the Member States of the Human Rights Council

http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2223(2015) [2] South Sudan Humanitarian Bulletin 15 May 2015 – Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ...
January 27, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Will the AU Help Bring Justice to South Sudan?

If the African Union (AU) decides to keep its report documenting wartime abuses in South Sudan under wraps, it could hinder bringing those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity to account. On Thursday, the AU Peace and Security Council is expected to consider the final report of ...
January 9, 2015 News Release

Transfer LRA Commander to International Court
Ensure Ongwen’s Immediate Access to Counsel

(Nairobi) – The United States, Uganda, and the Central African Republic should ensure the prompt transfer of a rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In 2005, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity and war ...
January 9, 2015 Q & A

Questions and Answers on the LRA Commander Dominic Ongwen and the ICC
(updated January 2016)

1. What is the Lord’s Resistance Army? Expand Dominic Ongwen © Courtesy of the International Criminal Court 2. Who is Dominic Ongwen? 3. How did the ICC come to bring charges against Ongwen? 4. What are the charges against Ongwen? 5. What are Ongwen’s rights as a suspect? 6. What is the role of ...
December 10, 2014 News Release

South Sudan: One Year Later, Injustice Prevails
Domestic Trials Not Viable; Independent Hybrid Court, ICC Important Options

(Nairobi) – South Sudan should make an unequivocal commitment to justice for serious crimes committed during the brutal war that began a year ago, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should acknowledge that a purely domestic effort will not assure fair, credible ...
September 25, 2014 Statement

UN Human Rights Council: General Debate on Sri Lanka and South Sudan
HRC 27 -- Statement Delivered Under Item 10

Human Rights Watch welcomes the High Commissioner's update on Sri Lanka. We regret that senior officials in the Sri Lankan government have rejected the 2014 Human Rights Council resolution asking the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to independently investigate ...
June 25, 2014 Statement

UN Human Rights Council: Council has to Condemn Abuses in South Sudan
Oral Statement Delivered Under Item 10

South Sudan’s new war is characterized by horrific attacks on civilians, often because of their ethnicity and presumed allegiances. The abuses began with widespread and systematic attacks against and killings of Nuer in the capital Juba, ethnically profiled, pulled from cars, ordered out of their ...