Local authorities in Lakes State have committed to respecting and protecting the human rights of all citizens at the conclusion of a special roundtable event hosted by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for Human Rights Day.

“We need to live together and respect each other’s rights; those in the refugee camps, the displaced and the disadvantaged need to come back live together in peace,” sings Emmanuel Sugar, in the opening stanza of his uplifting

“One people, one nation,” croons one of South Sudan’s most popular singers, Garang Ateny, as hundreds of people sing along and sway to the beat of the uplifting music.