The UN said Wednesday that conflict had intensified in a region of South Sudan since a peace deal was signed, with hundreds of civilians raped or murdered by warring factions.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said civilians had been “deliberately and brutally targeted” in Central Equatoria since the agreement was inked in September.
At least 104 people had been killed in attacks on villages in the southern region, it said.
A roughly similar number of women and girls were raped or suffered other sexual violence between September and April, it said in its latest human rights report. Read more