The United Nations Security Council has imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan through a U.S.-drafted resolution that expresses deep concern at the failures of the country's leaders to bring an end to hostilities there. An earlier resolution adopted in May threatened an arms embargo and target sanctions if the UN reported by June 30th that fighting had not ended. In a letter to the Council on June 29th, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that there had been credible reports of fighting and continued serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
To help us unpack the problems in the war stricken country, we are joined by:
• John Hursh is Associate Director of Research at the Stockton Center for the Study of International Law and Senior Managing Editor of International Law Studies.
• Dr Martin Rupiya Executive DirectorThe African Public Policy & Research Institute
• Dr Joan Nyanyuki International Director: East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes.
Amnesty International
