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South Sudan
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| Emergency | Stage 9: Extermination |
Country Overview
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Details
Since South Sudan's civil war began in 2013, Dinka government forces and Nuer militias have tortured, raped, and killed hundreds of thousands civilians based on ethnicity. Today, 8.3 million people depend on humanitarian aid, 4.5 million children are malnourished, and 1.6 million people are IDPs. Renewed violence threatens the country's fragile peace deal.
Page last updated:
9/7/2021
Resources
South Sudan: Civilians Abused, Displaced in Counter-Insurgency
South Sudan: Ethnic Conflict and Civil War
South Sudan: the conflict in focus