For a decade, we have documented serious violations in #SouthSudan and repeatedly identified impunity as a central driver of violence This cycle cannot be broken without credible accountability, functioning justice institutions and transparent management of public resources

🔵South Sudanese have a right to vote 🔵That right must be protected As #SouthSudan prepares for elections, voters must be able to participate freely, compete fairly and resolve electoral disputes through credible institutions Elections must not become a trigger for violence

🔴The patterns have changed little 🔴The human cost continues to grow @UNCHRSS Chair Yasmin Sooka on what the Commission heard from people affected by violence, displacement and insecurity in #SouthSudan South Sudanese people deserve better #SSOX

🔵 Violence has changed — not stopped 🔵 Civilians remain exposed In #SouthSudan, large-scale fighting has shifted to fragmented, localised violence — with continued killings, displacement, attacks on civilians and constrained humanitarian access The protection gap remains

The window to prevent further deterioration is narrowing. Concluding its 14th visit, @UNCHRSS warns that renewed violence, shrinking civic space, corruption and impunity are putting civilians and South Sudan’s political transition at risk South Sudan still has a choice #SSOX

📍 Juba, #SouthSudan South Sudan is running out of time to change course At today’s press conference, Commissioners Barney Afako and Carlos Castresana Fernández warned that renewed violence, shrinking civic space, impunity & corruption are undermining the country’s transition

Justice cannot be strong if the system remains weak Discussed the state of the justice system in #SouthSudan, judicial capacity & access to justice, with Chief Justice Dr Benjamin Baak Deng A judiciary ready to address electoral disputes will be critical to credible elections

📍 Juba, #SouthSudan Protecting civilians must remain at the heart of the response to escalating violence We met with the SRSG of @unmissmedia to discuss the evolving situation in the country Continued support for the Mission and its civilian protection mandate is critical

📍 Juba, #SouthSudan Civil society must have a meaningful voice in South Sudan’s transition The Commission discussed with CSOs the challenges they face and how their role can be strengthened in the political transition & elections An inclusive process must hear all voices

The Commissioners met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation to discuss the country’s path to elections Our message was clear: elections must be peaceful, inclusive & credible with rights protected, citizens safe, & IDPs and refugees able to participate