Reverend James Ninrew Dong lost fourteen family members and his churches were burnt down when Sudan’s regime cleared his village to secure oil exploration in the area. This summer, over twenty years l...
Civil Rights Defenders is seeking qualified consultants to perform an end-of-project evaluation of a recently concluded project in South Sudan. This evaluation aims to assess the impact and effectiven...
Today marks the beginning of a new phase in the Lundin trial as plaintiffs from South Sudan will be heard in court for the first time about the events where 12,000 people are reported to have been kil...
Civil Rights Defenders is looking for a consultant to design and conduct a workshop on the investigation and documentation of sexual- and gender-based violence in South Sudan. Read the Terms of Refere...
Civil Rights Defenders is looking for a consultant to design and conduct a workshop on the investigation and documentation of sexual- and gender-based violence. Please read ‘Terms of Reference’ below....
In the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, the development towards a more democratic society has proven difficult. The need to build a stronger and more independent civil society is critical for th...
To support the local human rights movement, Civil Rights Defenders is opening an office in South Sudan. ”This gives us more solidarity and the sense that we are not the only ones struggling with human...
South Sudanese human rights defender Edmund Yakani has been subjected to death threats after being invited, among other stakeholders, to participate in a consultative meeting held in Juba this morning...
Human rights defender Edmund Yakani from South Sudan is the recipient of the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2017. Despite the many risks to his own security, he continues to strive to ensure ...
Not all beginnings are new beginnings. The troubled recent history of South Sudan echoes the tricky nature of starting anew. When South Sudanese voted in a referendum in January 2011, it became eviden...
