I don't remember Navi Pillay saying anything when the South Sudanese Army, fully paid for by the USA, attacked the North.
VC On 24 April 2012 17:45, Gideon Sipho Mantula <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > 17 April 2012 – The top United Nations human rights official today > condemned Sudan’s indiscriminate bombing raids that resulted in civilian > casualties in South Sudan and urged the two countries’ governments to halt > the escalating violence along their border areas. > “I condemn the indiscriminate aerial bombing by Sudanese forces in > civilian areas in South Sudan, including in Mayom and Bentiu in Unity > State, resulting in the deaths of at least 8 civilians and many injuries > since Saturday,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi > Pillay, in a press release. > > “In the past week we have seen an intensification of the use of Antonovs > as well as jetfighters dropping bombs and launching rocket attacks, > including in areas dangerously close to the offices of international > organisations,” she added. “Such deplorable attacks must stop immediately.” > > Ms. Pillay’s call follows Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s reiteration on > Monday of his deep concern over continuing hostilities between the two > countries, including the impact of the conflict on civilians. > > In her comments, Ms. Pillay underlined the obligation of both governments > under international human rights and humanitarian law to ensure the > protection of civilians. > > She also voiced alarm at South Sudan’s “unwarranted occupation” of the > oil-producing region of Heglig in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, as well as > reports of a dramatic build-up in the number of northern militia in the > disputed Abyei area over the past few days. > > “These are very worrying reports and I call on all parties to work to > avoid an escalation of armed confrontation, bearing in mind the dire human > rights and humanitarian consequences for civilians,” she said. In his > statement yesterday, Mr. Ban had stressed that the Government of South > Sudan must also withdraw its troops immediately from Heglig and use legal > and diplomatic measures to address the status of the town. > > “After so many decades of internal conflict, the Sudanese and South > Sudanese know all too well the tragic consequences of large-scale violence > and displacement and their long-lasting impact on the enjoyment of human > rights,” the High Commissioner added. > > Ms. Pillay supported the call by Secretary-General Ban to convene a > planned presidential summit of the two countries as soon as possible. She > also called for a renewed commitment, from both sides, to the 2005 > Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which formally ended 22 years of civil war > between Sudan and South Sudan. > > “There is still time to pull back from the brink and bring all parties to > the table to negotiate diplomatic solutions to disagreements over borders, > oil, citizenship and other crucial issues,” she said. > > The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Hilde Johnson, echoed > Ms. Pillay’s comments, raising concern over the continued bombing taking > place in the civilian-populated areas in the country’s Unity and Warrap > states. > > “The loss of civilian lives as a result of indiscriminate bombings in > Bentiu and Mayom is unacceptable,” Ms. Johnson, who in addition to leading > the peacekeeping mission, is also the Secretary-General’s Special > Representative for South Sudan. > > “It is the responsibility of the parties to hostilities to respect the > physical integrity of civilians and their right to live without fear of > displacement,” she added. > > UNMISS confirmed that several bombing raids carried out since the weekend, > including five explosives dropped on Monday evening in the town of Mayom, > where one of the mission’s logistics bases was hit. 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