A group of independent UN experts accused several South Sudanese officials on Monday of responsibility in a series of atrocities committed against civilians.
Independent UN experts denounce human rights abuses in South Sudan
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After gaining independence from Sudan in 2011 , South Sudan , the world's youngest state, descended into a civil war between arch-enemies Riek Machar and Salva Kiir that left nearly 400,000 dead and millions displaced between 2013 and 2018 when a peace agreement was signed.
The governor of the northern state of Unity , Joseph Monytuil , as well as South Sudanese People's Defense Forces lieutenant general Thoi Chany Reat , have been identified as implicated in large-scale killings, rapes and sexual slavery.
Military and government officials involved in the abuses "remain in office" , according to the UN independent experts.
The authorities in Juba have accused the UN commission of interfering in its national affairs and have rejected the previous findings of the three-member panel.