Summary

In the present report, submitted to Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolution 31/20, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan gives an overview of the situation of human rights in South Sudan, and assesses the implementation of the provisions on transitional justice of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan signed by the parties to the conflict in August 2015. The Commission recommends that the Government of South Sudan, with immediate effect, cease hostilities, conclude a permanent ceasefire and renew publicly its commitment to the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in Republic South Sudan, including cooperation with the African Union, for the speedy establishment of a hybrid court for South Sudan. The Commission also recommends the immediate establishment of an international, independent investigation, under the auspices of the United Nations, into the most serious crimes committed in South Sudan since December 2013 by, inter alia, collecting and preserving evidence of human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, and by supporting criminal proceedings before the hybrid court and national, regional and international tribunals with jurisdiction over such crimes.  The present report was submitted late in order to reflect the most recent developments.