UN Protection of Civilians site in Wau, South Sudan. April 2017. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/unmissmultimedia/33774399210">UNMISS</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>
UN Protection of Civilians site in Wau, South Sudan. April 2017. CREDIT: UNMISS (CC)

Amnesty International's Sarah Jackson on the Crisis in South Sudan

Aug 2, 2017

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Since South Sudan's civil war broke out in late 2013, soldiers on both sides have been using rape and other forms of sexual violence on a massive scale as a weapon of war, says Amnesty International's Sarah Jackson. The resulting refugee crisis is putting a severe strain on neighboring Uganda, a country with one of the most generous refugee policies in the world. What is at the root of this violence? How can governments and NGOs help?

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