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South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

April 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

South Sudan has said it will now allow the entry of a man deported from the US, in a dramatic climb down aimed at defusing a visa row between the two countries. On Saturday, US […]

South Sudan VP Machar under house arrest, his party says

March 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country’s President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says. An armed convoy led by top security officials, including the defence […]

Jowie Irungu convicted of murdering Monica Kimani, as Jacque Maribe acquitted by Kenyan court

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has found a man guilty of murdering a businesswoman, while his ex-fiancé, a popular news anchor, has been acquitted. Joseph Irungu, also known as “Jowie”, slit Monica Kimani’s throat at her home […]

South Sudan atrocities may constitute war crimes, UN says

July 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Horrific accounts of gang rape, throats being slit and mass shootings in South Sudan are described in the latest United Nations report on the country. It blames the violence in Unity state on government and […]

South Sudan soldiers on trial over rape of aid workers

May 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Thirteen South Sudanese soldiers have gone on trial accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering their local colleague. The incident in the capital, Juba, last July resulted in a UN report which accused UN […]

UN Peacekeepers Turn Blind Eye To Rape in South Sudan

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

In July, armed United Nations peacekeepers stood by in South Sudan’s capital while women were raped mere meters away. They retreated from their positions, abandoning the civilians they were sent to protect. This week, the […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]