The UN Security Council on Thursday brandished the threat of targeted sanctions against those responsible for deadly violence in South Sudan, in a firm and unanimous statement. The 15 Council members "expressed horror and anger" over the killings of hundreds of people in the oil town of Bentiu, and "expressed their readiness to consider appropriate measures against those responsible" -- an allusion to possible sanctions. The Council called for "an immediate end to all human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law" and demanded that the government of President Salva Kiir protect civilians. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Monday that both South Sudanese and Sudanese -- some from Sudan's Darfur region -- were killed in "targeted killings" after rebels took Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan's oil-rich Unity state, from government forces last week.
04-25-2014, 04:55 AM
UN Security Council threatens sanctions over S. Sudan violence
The UN Security Council on Thursday brandished the threat of targeted sanctions against those responsible for deadly violence in South Sudan, in a firm and unanimous statement. The 15 Council members "expressed horror and anger" over the killings of hundreds of people in the oil town of Bentiu, and "expressed their readiness to consider appropriate measures against those responsible" -- an allusion to possible sanctions. The Council called for "an immediate end to all human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law" and demanded that the government of President Salva Kiir protect civilians. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Monday that both South Sudanese and Sudanese -- some from Sudan's Darfur region -- were killed in "targeted killings" after rebels took Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan's oil-rich Unity state, from government forces last week.
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