One year on: Failure of leadership in Sudan and South Sudan has led to human rights crisis

Headline Title: Failure of leadership in Sudan and South Sudan has led to human rights crisis 08 July 2012 It is a year since South Sudan gained its independence from neighbour Sudan, but anybody hoping for a smooth separation will now be feeling sorely disappointed.Despite what was deemed a relatively free and fair vote, the break has been far from clean, and a series of unresolved issues around secession have unleashed what has become a human rights and humanitarian crisis. Poor leadership in Juba and Khartoum meant a series of key issues were left unresolved - border demarcation…

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