Ensuring respect for international human rights and international humanitarian laws at all times and by all soldiers now forms part of the new action plan of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) in the Eastern Equatoria region of South Sudan.

Imagine an all-men tribunal sitting to hear a rape case and the only available woman is the victim seeking justice! For many years, such incidents have occurred in South Sudan, and passed unchallenged.

“Sun dry, sun dry, sun dry!” echoed female students of the Dr John Garang Senior Secondary School in Torit, as they soaked in information during their menstrual hygiene management training.