Survivors of sexual and gender based violence in South Sudan need protection and accountability
19 June 2023, Juba, South Sudan: The soldiers ordered the women to lie down on the ground on their stomachs….
Four-day workshop on legal aid held in South Sudan
Between April and October 2022, the lawyers and legal officers operating the Justice Confidence Centres in Juba, Wau and Malakal…
LAW and its partner inaugurated three legal aid clinics in South Sudan
In April 2022, LAW and its partner the South Sudan Law Society opened three legal aid clinics, termed Justice Confidence…
LAW holds official ASP20 side event on accountability pathways for survivors in South Sudan
On Monday 16 December 2021, LAW was privileged to host, with the Government of The Netherlands, an official side event…
Survivors and witnesses of international crimes call for ICC inquiry on South Sudan
Today 36 survivors and witnesses of international crimes in South Sudan, including forced displacement and conflict-related sexual violence, sent a…
Overcoming the Legacies of Sexual Violence in Conflict and Gender-based Violence in South Sudan – a Webinar
On 19 June 2020, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, LAW hosted a…
LAW submit a Written Statement on the implementation of CEDAW in South Sudan to the Pre-Sessional Working Group CEDAW, 15 June 2020
On 15 June 2020, LAW submitted a written statement to the CEDAW pre-sessional Working Group reflecting on the implementation of…
LAW co-sign a letter on South Sudan addressed to the United Nations Human Rights Council
With the start of the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council on Monday 24 February, LAW urge the Council…
LAW and Amnesty International host side event at the ICC Assembly of State Parties: Justice for Survivors of South Sudan’s Conflict
Joint Statement on Delay to Terrain Case Appeal, 6 September 2019
On 6 September 2019, LAW, along with Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, released a joint statement condemning the prolonged…
Forces Network – South Sudan’s Hidden Crime: Fighting ‘Brutal Sexual Violence’ In Conflict
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LAW Africa Field Mission
In July 2019, LAW undertook a field mission to further engage South Sudanese SGBV survivors, listening and documenting their views,…