Frustration Breeds Violence in S. Sudan IDP Camps

Reports of violence are on the rise in camps for displaced people in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. Growing frustration with the ongoing conflict in the country is starting to wear on an already stressed and traumatized population. Ten months after South Sudan erupted into violence stemming from a political dispute between the president and vice president, more than 1.5 million people remain displaced and, according to the United Nations; four million are still at risk of...

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