SPLA

A Complicated Calculus in South Sudan

By Samuel Oakford
Hours after forces ostensibly under Riek Machar’s command claimed victory in the strategic South Sudanese city of Bor, the former vice-president and once again rebel commander announced he would – after a week of postponement – send an envoy to upcoming peace dialogues in Addis Ababa with regional leaders and representatives of his one-time superior and comrade, President Salva Kiir.

“Justice Fallen to the Wayside” in South Sudanese County

By Jared Ferrie
South Sudanese soldiers are allegedly beating and torturing civilians in the midst of a disarmament campaign in Jonglei state, and many have been unable to access justice because of a lack of prosecutors and judges, according to the United Nations and Human Rights Watch. 
Radhika Coomaraswamy, UNMISS, South Sudan Ministry of Defence and UNICEF sign action plan for the release of children from the SPLA and allied militias. Credit: Children and Armed Conflict

Q&A: Children Killed with Impunity in Syria

By Carlota Cortes
Radhika Coomaraswamy has been the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict since April 2006.


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