‘South Sudan soldiers rape dozens near UN camp’

JUBA: South Sudanese government soldiers raped dozens of ethnic Nuer women and girls last week just outside a United Nations camp where they had sought protection

JUBA: South Sudanese government soldiers raped dozens of ethnic Nuer women and girls last week just outside a United Nations camp where they had sought protection from renewed fighting, and at least two died from their injuries, witnesses and civilian leaders said. The rapes highlighted two persistent problems in the country: targeted ethnic violence and the reluctance by UN peacekeepers to protect civilians. At least one assault occurred as peacekeepers watched, witnesses said.

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