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Ragini Kumari has many appellations. She is a devoted wife and mother of two, an avid practitioner of yoga and an aficionado of music. She is also a police officer. Following her tenure with India’s ministry of home affairs…

Thousands of women and children sought sanctuary in United Nations protection sites when civil war broke out in South Sudan. Six years later, many remain in the camps, watching and waiting for the right time to leave as peace…

They clapped, they danced, and they sang. Hundreds celebrated Human Rights Day with the theme “United for Peace”, at a day-long festival where students and their parents danced and sang side by side. “You have come out as…

In July 2019, the Jie and Murle communities engaged in a bloody fight in Marua and other villages of South Sudan’s Boma area. The fight, in the Greater Jonglei region, left 85 people dead, while several others were wounded in…

Late in the 19 th century, two imperial powers’ ambitions intersected, literally, in the town of Fashoda, present-day Kodok, South Sudan. In 1898, after a months-long hostile standoff over territorial influence in Africa…

Hajat Karama has been relying on people around her to get news and information about what is going on in her country. “I am an old woman who is unable to even move around freely due to limited mobility and vision,” she says…

Richard Nimeri has waited patiently for his case to be heard in court. “I came to the court here because my case has delayed for three years now. If a case delays like this, it brings bad feelings and sometimes the urge to…

Women in Yambio are calling for justice against the perpetrators of sexual exploitation and abuse, saying they bear the biggest burden of sexual crimes. “Really, we the young people, the ladies, whenever we see a job…

“We want to be a delisted, professional army that protects children. Children are our future. So, they really need to be protected.” Those were the words of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) Deputy Commander of…

Bul D. Gai happened to be paying a quick visit to family in Juba in 2013 when the city suddenly erupted in a firestorm of violence between South Sudanese government and opposition forces. He joined tens of thousands of others…

36-year-old Raja resident Adam Arkangelo resolved to accept his new HIV status. He had tested positive at Raja Hospital, but couldn’t tell where and how he got infected with HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. Coming from a…

This week, Bangaldeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have conducted a day-long medical outreach campaign to provide free basic medical services for residents of the town of Raja Lol and…