The United Nations Organisation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has strongly condemned the widespread sexual violence and killings, including beheadings, burning alive of civilians, and attacks on aid workers in Leer County.
UNMISS, in a statement on Monday, said these were among the human rights violations documented during a surge in violence carried out by armed youth from Koch and Mayendit counties between February and April 2022.
Between February 17 and April 7, some 72 civilians were killed, at least 11 injured, and 64 cases of sexual violence recorded, according to UNMISS human rights teams, which had conducted 10 verification missions to the area.