{"id":9223,"date":"2022-09-16T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=9223"},"modified":"2022-09-16T05:13:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T05:13:29","slug":"big-elephants-stepping-on-human-rights-reports-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/16\/big-elephants-stepping-on-human-rights-reports-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Big elephants stepping on human rights reports in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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South Sudan Human Rights Commissioner, Beny Gideon Mabor (photo by William M Garang)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By William Madouk Garang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political leadership and parliament are faulted for taking long to discuss and approve four situational human rights reports that were submitted by South Sudan Human Rights Commission to parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights commissioner, Beny Gideon Mabor said annual human rights reports compiled by SSHRC for the last two to three years are rotting in parliament without being deliberated on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the things which I am not happy about with the political leadership is the failure to discuss and approve our last two annual reports,\u201d Mabor revealed during the celebration on International Day for Democracy yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe last two reports are sitting before the parliament, I have told you several time it\u2019s also your duty to check on us because we are not like you, we have a mandate or channel of communication,\u201d he cited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human rights commission boss, Mabor said at the end of every year an annual report is compiled, and submitted to president and assembly for discussion and approval before its contents are publicized however his efforts has been frustrated for the last two to three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the pending reports have enclosed prosecution recommendations for human rights offenders and also suggested some administrative reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe rule or procedure, as you may agree or disagree; the report becomes public once it\u2019s satisfying, once it\u2019s discussed and consumed because report contain recommendations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmong them are recommendations for prosecution – you can\u2019t make them public when those decisions are not made,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stressed that follow ups are ongoing, asserting that they are audacious enough to see President, parliament and also to confront any officials or whoever they want to meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a question of organization but it\u2019s a challenge of big elephants in the room that we are dealing with, so you really need to understand me of the elephant in the room we are dealing with,\u201d Mabor reiterated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the UN Secretary- General, Antonio Guterres in a statement earlier said democracy was backsliding and civic space was shrinking across the world, warning that without a free press, democracy cannot survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amnesty International revealed in its February human rights report that South Sudan\u2019s national Security Services uses rude surveillance to intimidate journalists, activists, and government critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government had refuted the report and insisted that it accords freedom of the press in the Country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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