South Sudan Remains on Bottom of World Freedom Index

Once again, South Sudan is ranked among the least democratic countries in the world, according to Freedom House’s annual report on freedom around the world. The report, released last week, attributes the dismal ranking to the collapse of a 2015 peace deal, resumption of the country’s conflict in 2016, and egregious human rights abuses committed against civilians — often by government forces. The watchdog organization rates freedoms, political rights and civil liberties to determine each...

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