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   August 1, 2017 News Release

   South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses

   UN, EU, US, and Other States Should Sanction Top Commanders

   Français 简体中文 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 ...

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   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.      ...

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   December 5, 2016 News Release

   ICC: First Lord’s Resistance Army Trial Begins

   Thousands of Victims Participating in Case

   (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 rebel ...

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   December 5, 2016 Q & A

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

   Français 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 ...

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   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 ...

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   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 ...

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   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 ...

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   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 ...

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   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 ...

10. 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. ...

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    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 ...

12. 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 ...

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    January 9, 2015 News Release

    Transfer LRA Commander to International Court

    Ensure Ongwen’s Immediate Access to Counsel

    Français (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 ...

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    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 ...

15. December 10, 2014 News Release

    South Sudan: One Year Later, Injustice Prevails

    Domestic Trials Not Viable; Independent Hybrid Court, ICC Important Options

    Français (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, ...

16. 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 ...

17. 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 ...

18. March 29, 2012 Letter

    Letter to President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit From South Sudanese Civil Society Organizations Regarding the Government of South Sudan’s Invitation to President Omar al-Bashir to Attend the April 2012 Presidential Summit in Juba

    Français Twelve South Sudanese civil society groups today sent a letter to President Salva Kiir Mayardi, expressing concern at the South Sudan government’s invitation to President Omar al-Bashir – sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) – to attend the April 2012 presidential summit in ...

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    March 14, 2012 Commentary

    From Campaigning to Action on Joseph Kony and the LRA

    In the past week, a 30-minute video about Joseph Kony and his rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has received more than 90 million internet hits. Viewers of the video now know, if they didn’t before, that he is a wanted man with much blood on his hands. For years Human Rights Watch has ...

20. March 9, 2012 Witness

    Capturing Kony

    More than 50 million viewers of the Kony 2012 viral video now know that Joseph Kony, founder and leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, is a wanted man with the blood of many on his hands. Human Rights Watch has spent years investigating the horrors perpetrated by the LRA in Uganda, Democratic ...

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