‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan: UN human rights office

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A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, for urgent Government measures to protect victims, and bring perpetrators to justice.

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February 15, 2019 at 07:31AM
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