DATE:                         19.9.2016.
DURATION:   4:35 seconds.
LANGUAGE: English.
PRODUCER: Luka William Athiel.

Authorities in the Pibor region say they are working hard to promote peaceful co-existence among the bordering communities in greater Jonglei. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent Luka William Athiel the acting governor or Pibor Rachal Anok Omot explains in more detail.

DATE:                         19.9.2016.
DURATION:   4:35 seconds.
LANGUAGE: English.
PRODUCER: Luka William Athiel.

Authorities in the Pibor region say they are working hard to promote peaceful co-existence among the bordering communities in greater Jonglei. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent Luka William Athiel the acting governor or Pibor Rachal Anok Omot explains in more detail.

The workshop is organizes by Human Right Department in Bentiu with the aim to strengthen the capacity of the local authority including traditional leader and the law enforcement agencies.

Facilitators from HRD, CPU, Gender and PIO engaged with participants on the following topics; UNMISS/Human Rights Mandate, Basic Human Rights Principles, Bill of Rights in the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan with an emphasis on fair trial, right to litigation, due process and equality before the law), Child Rights, with a focus on age of criminal responsibility, children in contact or conflict with the law, issues related to child recruitment in armed forces and women rights

Speaking during the training work HRD officer Mr. Guy Merlin Njike says the workshop will help the law enforcement agencies to better know and understand their role and to ensure greater Human Right protection while performing their duties.

Guy says “The aim of this training is to enhance the capacity of traditional leaders, Police officers and some correction officers among you, our main focus during training how you can work and ensure greater Human Right protection either by the rule of law, by ensuring due processes, how you can be better equip to deal with these cases involving juveniles, how you can better work with those in your custody and how the traditional leaders can save the community in their respective traditional courts  while protecting and respecting bases human right principles”

 Gender Affairs Officer in Bentiu, Evana Mohamed Mousa told the participants that women deserve a great respect in the community and is entitle to have the same rights and responsibilities like men. He urges women to be more united and to speak out their voices.

Capt. David Matut, crime unit officer in charge say  despites many challenges they are facing, the level of crimes has reduced drastically as we are working according  to the law of the Republic of South Sudan and in accordance  and respect to human right.

Matut say “ I appreciated human rights workshop because they give us more information about human rights, because the rights should be maintain by the police and different security organs, we have members of the court, we have prisons we have police and other organized people… we are very happy to attend human right workshop today because we received some more  information about it.

He urge UNMISS to continue conducting human right workshops to strengthen the capacity of local chiefs and other law enforcement agencies who have little acknowledge about human right principles. 

Women union chairlady Ms. Teresa Bol Riam says my message to all women in Bentiu is that they can unit themselves, we are united, we sit together and to see what we can do so that we are not scatter….she stressed that “women are the victim throughout this conflict, without proper peace in place, women will continue to suffer.

The training Workshop was attended by over 30 participants including 9 women in Mayom Town.

Date: 11.10.2016
Duration: 3:45
Language: English
Producer: Sebit William

The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed airdrops after a brief suspension directed by the government. WFP Communications Officer George Fominyen says the 5-day interruption was due to what he terms as a ‘misunderstanding regarding flight clearances.’  Fominyen says the misunderstandings have been cleared and drops resumed on Tuesday morning in Guum - Upper Nile and Pultruk - Jonglei.  The food being dropped benefit up to 28,000 people per day in the Greater Upper Nile and Greater Bahr el Ghazal areas. 

Date: 13.10.2016
Duration: 6:10
Language: English
Producer: Sebit William

Former first lady Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior has expressed serious concern about the 'violence and insecurity that has gripped South Sudan'.

Noting that she has been closely monitoring developments in South Sudan from Nairobi, Rebecca Nyandeng says she is alarmed by the violence and revenge attacks targeting innocent civilians and appealed to ‘aggrieved’ parties to exercise restraint.

She urged the government and the citizens of South Sudan to desist from tribal and divisive politics and instead embrace a holistic and inclusive national dialogue for peace.

Rebecca Nyandeng, who is also a former presidential advisor, raised this and other concerns in a phone conversation today with Miraya Breakfast Show host, Sebit William.