THIRD FIELD MISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SOUTH SUDAN TO JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA, South Sudan, July 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media advisory

When & Where: 21st – 25 JULY 2014, Juba Grand Hotel, South Sudan.

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan is expected to meet with South Sudan government and South Sudanese citizens as well as Civil Society organization (COS) and other actors that could assist the pursuance of its mandate.

Why: To fulfill the mandate of the South Sudan Commission of Inquiry which is captured in the Communiqué of the PSC on 30 December 2013 and can be distilled as follows:

a. To investigate the human rights violations and other abuses committed during the

armed conflict in South Sudan;

b. To investigate the causes underlying the violations;

c. To make recommendations on the best ways and means to ensure accountability,

reconciliation and healing among all South Sudanese communities with a view to

deterring and preventing the occurrence of the violations in future; and

d. To make recommendations on how to move the country forward in terms of unity,

cooperation and sustainable development;

e. To submit a report within a maximum period of three (3) months.

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