UN to South Sudan Rebels: Free Abducted Civilians

The U.N. rights chief is urging the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In-Opposition to free hundreds of civilians they abducted in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria region between April and August. A report by the U.N. Mission in South Sudan and the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Office documents horrific cases of abuse and suffering experienced by civilians in the region. High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet warns the continued captivity of some 900 civilians abducted by the opposition group...

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