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From January to June of 2020, over 700 people were killed in the Greater Jonglei region of South Sudan due to community-based violence. This violence stemmed from the support of military and political officials in South Sudan for the creation of well-armed militias in the area. The UN is now calling upon South Sudan’s government to hold both those that committed the crimes and the officials in support of it accountable for these violations of human rights. Reports state that the government has taken no action thus far to prosecute those responsible for these crimes. Marta Hurtado, a spokesperson for the UN’s human rights office says that South Sudan’s government now needs to speed up its process of forming a unified army in order to prevent this violence from occurring again and endangering the already fragile state of peace in the country.
I believe that if South Sudan’s continues to not hold those that committed these crimes accountable, then the UN may need to intervene and force their hand. By not taking action, the government is supporting these violations of their people’s basic human rights and it is their responsibility to take control of the situation. With more direct pressure from the UN, I believe that these crimes can be brought to justice. However, it is unfortunate that it requires the intervention of a global organization for them to car about their population, rather than them recognizing this issue themselves.
In relation to class, the UN is calling upon South Sudan’s government for intervention so that the Greater Jonglei region does not become a Non-Conforming sector within the country. There is a very large and diverse population in that area, which makes conformity an issue due to their different ethnic and genetic makeup. The government needs to create solidarity in this area and unite them before the situation escalates more and the Greater Jonglei region becomes a Non-Conforming sector.