The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is calling for an independent commission to take testimony from rape victims of a rampage by South Sudanese soldiers at a hotel compound popular with foreigners. Ambassador Samantha Power spoke Saturday as the U.N. Security Council visited the country on the brink of renewed civil war. Meeting with South Sudan's Council of Ministers, Power urged the government to hold accountable the soldiers who attacked the Terrain compound during the chaos, targeting Americans and raping women. Another AP investigation found South Sudanese soldiers raped several local women and girls outside a U.N. camp in July. South Sudan's government has objected to the force.

Source: ABC News September 03, 2016 13:33 UTC