South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions - alongside a massive humanitarian emergency and war in neighbouring Sudan - threaten efforts to achieve lasting peace.
Charity kitchens are a lifeline in Sudan after nearly three years of war but the community-led public kitchens have been targeted and some of their workers abducted, robbed, beaten or killed ...
Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.
The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan's warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed "hallmarks of genocide."