November 18, 2024 (JUBA) – Barney Afako, a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan started a five-day visit to the African Union in Ethiopia on Monday. The visit by the Commission comes in the wake of President Salva Kiir’s assent to two laws in the past week, marking a significant milestone towards the establishment of a Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing, and the Reparation Authority for addressing legacies of violations and the needs of victims and survivors. In September 2024, South Sudan’s leaders extended for another two years the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, raising concerns about their commitment to completing the political transition. The African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are among the main guarantors of the Revitalized Agreement. The Commission, in a statement, said Commissioner Afako and members of the Commission’s Secretariat will meet with officials of the African Union Commission, its Peace and Security Council, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. They also plan engagements with the Inter-Governmental Development Authority (IGAD), regional and international diplomatic corps, and civil society and humanitarian actors. “The African …

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