The Human Rights Council should fully renew the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

Excellencies, We, the undersigned national, regional and international non-governmental organisations, write to call on your delegation to actively support the full renewal of the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (“the Commission” or “the CoHR”) during the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council (“the Council”), which will take place from 25 February-22 March 2019. Although the signing of the Revitalised Peace Agreement for Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), on 12 September 2018, has offered some hope to the people of South Sudan,…

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