Sex abuse allegations against aid workers in South Sudan UN camp
Al JazeeraDec 23, 2022
The Facts
A UN-backed panel of investigators on Monday accused several South Sudanese officials of perpetrating serious human rights violations, urging that they be held accountable for their crimes.
This comes as the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Monday released its new report, citing the governor of South Sudan’s Unity State, Joseph Monytuil, among government and military officials responsible for gross violations of human rights.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Government and military leaders in South Sudan continue to be named as human rights violators, yet no one in the country is held accountable. The UN is right in urging an immediate investigation into various officials who perpetuate cycles of violence and unlawfully kill people. South Sudan is held hostage by its authorities and must improve its human rights situation by holding war criminals accountable.
Establishment-critical narrative
The long-lasting chaos in South Sudan is a direct consequence of the US meddling in African affairs to create a new nation as if this move would finally solve decades of bloodbath and civil wars in the region. The US-backed project has miserably failed, causing more rifts within the nation than before the independence in 2011.