Overview

Systemic corruption resulted in underfunded public services. The US government’s funding cuts adversely affected the right to health, while around 6 million people were acutely food insecure and more than 70% of children were out of school. Authorities continued to use authoritarian practices to oppress or stifle dissent and political opposition, including arbitrary detentions. The armed conflict that erupted in 2013 escalated, resulting in mass displacement and dozens of killings. The presence in the country of Ugandan military forces constituted a violation of the UN Security Council arms embargo, which was renewed in May. While authorities took a small step towards establishing the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing, there was no progress in establishing a body for compensation and reparation for victims of the conflict, or towards the creation of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan. The UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan.