GENEVA, 21 January 2016 (UN News Service): “The constant attacks on women, the rape, enslavement and slaughter of innocents; the recruitment of thousands upon thousands of child soldiers; the deliberate displacement of vast numbers of people in such a harsh and poverty-stricken country – these are abhorrent practices that must be halted,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
His Office (OHCHR) compiled the report along with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Se den grumme rapport i sin helhed her
The country, which only gained independence in 2009 after breaking away from Sudan, its northern neighbour, was thrown into turmoil when conflict erupted between President Salva Kiir and his former Vice-President Riek Machar in December 2013.
Since then thousands have been killed, displacing over 2.4 million people, 650,000 of whom fled abroad, and impacting the food security of 4.6 million.
Angriber alt og alle og intet er helligt
“Very few places in areas of conflict have been safe, as the parties have intentionally attacked traditional safe havens, such as places of worship, hospitals and, from time to time, United Nations bases,” the report said.
“These attacks reveal a shocking disregard for civilian life, with an increasing number of armed groups and communities being involved in the violence.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative UNMISS chief 
“It is time to end the cycle of impunity (straffrihed) that has allowed these violations to occur and embrace a brighter future of sustainable peace for all South Sudanese,” the former Danida-boss said.
Mere om hende og det udfordrende job i “verdens p.t. værste land” her
En hær af børn – 15.000 børnesoldater
From the middle of 2015, a new pattern emerged, particularly in the central and southern counties of Unity state, with entire villages being burned down, food crops destroyed and livestock looted.
This came about amid indications that this may have been a deliberate strategy by the Government or army to deprive civilians of any source of livelihood and force their displacement, it added.
It documented at least 280 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, including gang-rape, sexual slavery and forced abortion, as well as a sharp increase in child recruitment, with at least 13,000 to 15,000 child soldiers, recruited mainly, but not solely, by opposition forces, as of December 2015.
“Despite the severity of the human rights and humanitarian law violations perpetrated by both sides to the conflict, there are no tangible accountability mechanisms beyond the rhetoric of the main belligerents,” the report stressed.
“Tomme ord i dystert sceneri”
Mr. Zeid added: “Accountability and justice sound like empty words in such a bleak landscape, but they are essential if South Sudan is to come out of this terrible period”.
“The current regional and international peace efforts offer some hope that this perpetual cycle of bloodshed and misery can be brought to an end, and I urge all sides to negotiate in good faith.”
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