United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Human Rights Council – 55th session.
Item 2 - Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights on advancing the human rights in South Sudan.
Joint Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on South Sudan
Friday 1 March 2024
Thank you, Mr. President,
This statement is on behalf of the Item 2 Core Group for South Sudan –Albania, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
We thank the Commissioners for their important report and their presentation today. We also thank the Government of South Sudan for its continued co-operation with the Commission, and for the Minister of Justice’s contribution to this dialogue.
Mr. President,
Reporting from the Commission, UNMISS and others show ongoing human rights violations and abuses being committed in South Sudan with impunity, as well as a deteriorating climate for civic and political space. We share these grave concerns, and are also deeply worried by the lack of progress in implementing the Revitalized Agreement more broadly.
As friends of the people of South Sudan, we stand ready to play our part in supporting South Sudan’s path to peace, reconciliation, accountability, and full respect for human rights. The Commission plays a vital role in this regard, and our Core Group believes firmly that its mandate must therefore be extended this Session, to ensure continued and robust human rights scrutiny by this Council, We will continue to engage with South Sudan in the hope that this extension can be agreed by consensus.
Thank you.