No major progress has been made on good governance, basic human rights or accountability for atrocity crimes. Quite the opposite, as the South Sudanese parliament has recently passed a law to extend the power of the National Security Service (#NSS), which is already notorious for its abuses.
The bill, decried by #SPLMIO, human rights NGOs, and now 9 Western embassies would give the NSS the right to search, monitor, arrest and detain citizens without a warrant.
Tensions rise in #SouthSudan
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has proposed the date of 22 December 2024 to hold the first elections since independence (2011). A decision deemed unilateral by VP Machar, at the head of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (#SPLMIO). He has instructed the South Sudanese population to disregard the NEC decision.
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Kriszta Satori
Mathieu Gotteland