“Soldiers Assume We Are Rebels”

A young woman in zone 2 of the sprawling Bidibidi settlement in the West Nile region of Uganda, May 3, 2017.
A young woman in zone 2 of the sprawling Bidibidi settlement in the West Nile region of Uganda, May 3, 2017.  © 2017 Frédéric Noy
South Sudanese refugees gather at the Goboro transit camp on the South Sudan-Uganda border, on their way to refugee settlements in Uganda, April 11, 2017.
South Sudanese refugees gather at the Goboro transit camp on the South Sudan-Uganda border, on their way to refugee settlements in Uganda, April 11, 2017.  © 2017 Frédéric Noy
A mass grave outside Jalimo town in South Sudan’s Kajo Keji county. The bodies of three civilians are buried there after they were killed during clashes between soldiers and rebels in Jalimo in early April, April 25,2017.
A mass grave outside Jalimo town in South Sudan’s Kajo Keji county. The bodies of three civilians are buried there after they were killed during clashes between soldiers and rebels in Jalimo in early April, April 25,2017.  © 2017 Jason Patinkin
South Sudanese gather at the Goboro transit camp on the South Sudan-Uganda border, before moving on to refugee settlements further inside Uganda, April 11, 2017.
South Sudanese gather at the Goboro transit camp on the South Sudan-Uganda border, before moving on to refugee settlements further inside Uganda, April 11, 2017. © 2017 Frédéric Noy
A boy at Busia, an unofficial border, crossing into Uganda. More than 700,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda in the past year, April 13, 2017.
  A boy at Busia, an unofficial border, crossing into Uganda. More than 700,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda in the past year, April 13, 2017. © 2017 Frédéric Noy
The charred remains of a home in the town of Loopo, in South Sudan’s Kajo Keji county. Opposition fighters who control the town claim government forces burned several homes following armed clashes in early April, April 25, 2017.
The charred remains of a home in the town of Loopo, in South Sudan’s Kajo Keji county. Opposition fighters who control the town claim government forces burned several homes following armed clashes in early April, April 25, 2017.   © 2017 Jason Patinkin
After registration at the Imvepi reception center, refugees wait for their names to be called for transport to their new home in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, in Uganda’s West Nile region, April 8, 2017.
After registration at the Imvepi reception center, refugees wait for their names to be called for transport to their new home in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, in Uganda’s West Nile region, April 8, 2017.  © 2017 Frédéric Noy
A refugee surveys the small plot of land allocated by Ugandan authorities to his family in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, April 8, 2017.
A refugee surveys the small plot of land allocated by Ugandan authorities to his family in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, April 8, 2017.  © 2017 Frédéric Noy
Refugees at a water point in the Imvepi reception center, in Uganda’s West Nile region, April 8, 2017.
Refugees at a water point in the Imvepi reception center, in Uganda’s West Nile region, April 8, 2017. © 2017 Frédéric Noy
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