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Rein in National Security Service, rights group urges South Sudan’s gov’t

September 17th 2019 (Nyamilepedia)-Amnesty International, a human rights defender, has called on South Sudan’s government to take strong measures against the National Security Service (NSS), to  desist from harassing intimidating and targeting dissidents and those it believes are opposed to the government. “Amnesty International calls on the South Sudanese government to immediately end harassment, intimidation…

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UN report: progress of R-ARCSS, human rights abuses committed in South Sudan

Ms. Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, (File/Supplied/Nyamilepedia)

Full text: statement of Ms. Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, at the 42nd Human Rights Council session. Mr. President, Excellences, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen: September 16th, 2019 (Nyamilepedia) — I chair the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, mandated by this Council to monitor and report…

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South Sudan seeks research on satellite imagery from US and Canada

  September 16th 2019 (Nyamilepedia)-Last week, a high-level delegation from South Sudan, led by the Minister of Mining, Hon. Gabriel Thokuj Deng, reached cooperation agreements with three imaging satellite companies from the US and Canada. According to US media, the agreement signed between South Sudan and three companies was to seek technical assistance from foreign…

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