Abductions, Sexual Violence on the Increase in South Sudan

South Sudan: Abductions & Sexual Violence Surge

Archyde South Sudan’s Fragile Peace: Why Rising Abductions Threaten Progress Despite Declining Casualties Despite a 24% decrease in overall victims of violence this quarter, South Sudan is facing a disturbing paradox:… You can read the full story here: South Sudan: Abductions & Sexual Violence Surge.

South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’

Despite reductions in the overall number of conflict-related incidents in South Sudan, a rise in abductions and sexual violence is concerning, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNMISS, said on Friday.

UN: Warrap named deadliest region in 2025 as SSPDF & SPLA-IO tied to 21% of civilian deaths nationwide

JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – Warrap State has emerged as the deadliest region in South Sudan, accounting for nearly half of all civilian casualties nationwide, according to a new UNMISS Human Rights report. According to the UN quarterly report shared with Eye Radio, on Friday, January 9, while community violence persists, the SSPDF and SPLA-IO forces were directly responsible for over one-fifth of the 1,153 documented victims between July and…

South Sudan sees drop in conflict deaths, rise in abductions, UN says - Radio Tamazuj

Killings and injuries of civilians in South Sudan decreased in the last quarter, but abductions and sexual violence increased, according to a new United Nations report released Friday. The U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says it has documented 295 incidents of conflict-related violence from July to September 2025, impacting 1,153 civilians. Among them, 519 people were killed, 396 injured, 159 abducted and 79 subjected to conflict-related se…