UN Accuses S. Sudan of Unspeakable Violence Against Children

UNICEF says at least 129 children were killed during a government offensive against rebel forces in South Sudan last month. UNICEF's executive director, Anthony Lake, said survivors reported that boys were castrated and left to bleed while girls as young as 8 were gang raped and killed. He said other children were reportedly thrown into burning buildings. "In the name of humanity and common decency, this violence against the innocent must stop," Lake said. South...

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