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Civil society organizations in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan are calling for accountability for gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the state.

The governor of Lakes State on Tuesday issued a gubernatorial order relieving and retiring the long-serving Paramount chief of Rumbek East County and two other executive chiefs.

As South Sudan marked this year’s ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ on 2 November, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) urge all stakeholders, including security personnel, to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists in the country.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the Central Equatoria State government, and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) organized a workshop bringing together all stakeholders to transparently discuss strategic priorities aimed at resolving some of the critical challenges—socio-economic and political—within the state. UNMISS

The government of Western Bahr el Ghazal State has issued a gag order prohibiting media outlets from speaking to state government officials until further notice.