Human Rights Groups Urge UN Mission to Continue Investigating Violations

By Staff Writer

Civil Society Organizations, including the Pan-African Peacemakers Alliance (PAPA) and the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), have called on the UN mission in South Sudan to continue monitoring, investigating, and reporting violations of human rights and humanitarian laws by both parties to the peace agreement.

“We urge the UN mission to support and facilitate the efforts of CTSAMVM, RJMEC, and other implementation mechanisms to visit areas affected by bombardments,” the organizations said in a stateemnt  on Saturday.

The organizations also appealed to the UN mission to encourage the parties to the peace agreement to uphold and commit to the 2018 peace deals and to engage them in dialogue.

They emphasized the importance of supporting the work of civil society organizations.

“We welcomed the Security Council’s decision on Thursday, May 8, 2025, to extend the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until April 30, 2026. This extension has rekindled hope among the civilian population, who are grappling with numerous challenges.”

PAPA and CPA advocate for collaboration with civil society organizations on the documentation, monitoring, and reporting of gross human rights violations committed by both state and non-state actors in the country.

The rights groups stress the need for proactive measures to ensure the protection of civilians in South Sudan.

“We warmly welcome the mandate and its priorities. South Sudanese citizens are suffering and dying due to ongoing government bombardments, particularly in targeted counties and other areas of Central Equatoria.”

They hope the new mandate of the UN mission will provide hope to the civilian population facing constant attacks.

“We urge the UN mission in South Sudan to be bold and proactive in fulfilling its mandate during this extension period.”