Report: No One Held Responsible for Sexual Violence in South Sudan

A first responder who helps rape survivors among displaced South Sudanese women in Juba says the number of cases she sees has skyrocketed. Anet, who prefers to be identified by one name only, said that before South Sudan’s conflict started in December 2013, she would receive only a handful of rape cases each month among the women taking shelter at a U.N. base. "Cases would come, but in a month, you’d find only one, two, or even none," she said. Now, the figure has risen to 30...

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