News South Sudan Government: Sudan’s Women Demand Power in New Government
Activists are calling on Sudan's military and opposition leaders to open the country’s political process to women when the sides begin to implement their recent power-sharing deal. For most of Sudan's 63 years as an independent country, women were not allowed to get involved in politics due to cultural norms and other restrictions. Women say they have been marginalized and denied a chance to participate in public affairs, especially during the 30-year regime of former president Omar al-Bashir. Women’s rights activist Manal Bashir, who helped mobilize women during the protests that led to last
News South Sudan Government: South Sudan On the Spot Over Violation of Human Rights
South Sudan is grappling with accusations of human rights violations even as the country prepares to form a transitional government in November. Local and international human-rights lobbies ...
News South Sudan Government: South Sudan president: Delay unity government formation by a year
President Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar initially had until May 12 to form a unity government to end South Sudan's civil war [FILE: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters] South Sudan President Salva Kiir has ...
News South Sudan Government: South Sudan president says formation of unity government should be delayed a year
JUBA (Reuters) - The president of oil-rich South Sudan said on Wednesday that the formation of a unity government should be delayed by at least a year, despite a May 12 deadline in a September peace ...
