{"id":40508,"date":"2025-10-16T13:08:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=40508"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:08:31","slug":"sspdf-officers-civilians-urged-to-uphold-truth-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/sspdf-officers-civilians-urged-to-uphold-truth-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"SSPDF officers, civilians urged to uphold truth, human rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Alan Clement<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe Director of the South Sudan People\u2019s Defence Forces\u2019 Directorate of Child Protection has urged both military officers and civilians to uphold truth, accountability, and respect for human rights in their daily conduct.<br \/>\nSpeaking exclusively to this outlet, Maj. Gen. Chaplain Khamis Edward emphasized that the protection of children and other vulnerable groups must be a collective responsibility shared by all citizens, including members of the armed forces.<br \/>\n\u201cProtection of children is a duty of everybody in the SSPDF because they are our future leaders,\u201d he said adding, \u201cNot only children, but any human being who is vulnerable needs protection. It is our duty as SSPDF to protect human rights in our country.\u201d<br \/>\nHe further called on officers to strictly adhere to both national and international humanitarian laws and ensure that violations are met with appropriate disciplinary action.<br \/>\n\u201cLet us make respect for human rights a national priority. We must use our knowledge to ensure that anyone who needs protection can get it,\u201d he urged.<br \/>\nMaj. Gen. Khamis also appealed to the public to share only verified information when reporting cases of abuse or misconduct, warning that false allegations could undermine public confidence in state institutions.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen you report false information, you are working against your own government. Let us work together to clean our image as a country,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nHe confirmed that the SSPDF continues to enforce disciplinary measures against officers implicated in conflict-related sexual violence, with suspects referred to the Directorate of Military Justice for investigation and prosecution.<br \/>\n\u201cWe referred them to the director of military justice who forms an investigation committee and ensures accountability,\u201d Maj. Gen. Khamis said, signaling the army\u2019s commitment to internal oversight and reform.<br \/>\nThe renewed call reflects ongoing efforts within the SSPDF to align its operations with international humanitarian standards and strengthen public trust in the country\u2019s security institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alan Clement The Director of the South Sudan People\u2019s Defence Forces\u2019 Directorate of Child Protection has urged both military officers and civilians to uphold truth, accountability, and respect for human rights in their daily conduct. Speaking exclusively to this outlet, Maj. Gen. Chaplain Khamis Edward emphasized that the protection<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/sspdf-officers-civilians-urged-to-uphold-truth-human-rights\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":40509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/chaplain.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40510,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40508\/revisions\/40510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}