news Top UN official welcomes S. Sudan approval of Hybrid Court SudanTribube.com February 2, 2021 (NEW YORK) – A top United Nations official has welcomed the Government of South Sudan's approval to establish transitional justice mechanisms, including the African Union (AU) Hybrid Court for South Sudan. President Salva Kiir addresses the extraordinary meeting of the council of ministers in Juba, Oct, 13, 2020 (courtesy photo) In a statement issued Tuesday, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said the decision is a crucial step towards establishing accountability for serious human rights violations, many of which may constitute atrocity crimes, that have taken place since violent conflict broke out in December 2013.