By DAVID MAYEN More by this AuthorJuba,South Sudan’s civil society has reiterated calls for the African Union to help the country form a hybrid court that will address continual issues of injustice. The South Sudan Civil Society Forum, a lobby of activists in the country, says a hybrid court should be speeded up to enhance judicial independence. In a joint letter to the AU Peace and Security Council, ahead of the body’s July 21 session on South Sudan’s implementation of the 2018 Revitalised Agreement, the coalition encouraged the council to consider the stalled establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan. Advertisement“Delays in establishing the Hybrid Court for South Sudan threaten the future of the peace deal and protection of civilians and prevent survivors and families of victims from seeking justice for themselves and their loved ones,” the activists said. The revitalised peace agreement, a peace deal that created a government of national unity last February, stipulates that there shall be a hybrid court in South Sudan.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2020 16:30 UTC