South Sudan Forces Carried Out Murders, Rape, UN Report Says
- Human-rights team documented `shocking' sexual violence
- Government loyalists seen bearing greatest responsibility
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Forces loyal to South Sudan’s government enacted a “scorched earth” policy that included rape, abuse and killings of civilians during more than two years of civil war, according to a United Nations report.
The UN Human Rights Office documented the “shocking” scale of sexual violence in the world’s newest nation, with 1,300 reports of rape recorded in one state alone in five months, it said Friday on its website. It cited “credible sources” as saying that militia and government forces were allowed to rape women instead of being paid wages. Many of the actions could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to the report.