NOTE from Sudan Watch editor: The population of South Sudan is 11 million. The following report says more than half are in acute need of food. That is 5.5 million people! Although it is sickening to read such reports it is good to know that investigators are collecting evidence on individuals for eventual use in court.
South Sudan government 'deliberately starving civilians'
South Sudan government 'deliberately starving civilians'
Report from BBC
By Mary Harper
Africa editor, BBC World Service
Dated 20 February 2020
A UN human rights investigation has accused the government of South Sudan and other armed groups of deliberately starving civilians.
Investigators found access to humanitarian aid and other basic services was intentionally blocked, leaving more than half the population in acute need of food.
They said millions of dollars of state money had been plundered by government officials, and that they were collecting evidence on individuals for eventual use in court.
Their report was published two days before a deadline to form a unity government. Previous efforts to broker peace have collapsed.
Source: BBC South Sudan topics: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c302m85q54lt/south-sudan
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