South Sudan: Investigate Apparent 2017 Killing of Activists

Expand Aggrey Ezbon Idri (L) and Dong Samuel Luak. © Private/Human Rights Watch (Nairobi) – South Sudanese authorities should promptly undertake an independent and effective investigation into the apparent extrajudicial execution of two outspoken critics of the government, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. Previously unidentified assailants snatched Dong Samuel Luak, a prominent South Sudanese lawyer and human rights activist, and Aggrey Ezbon Idri, a member of the political opposition, from the streets of Nairobi, Kenya in January 2017. On April 30, 2019, the United…

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