21 Apr
2014
17³Ô¹ÏÍø condemns targeted killings of hundreds of foreign and South Sudanese civilians in Bentiu
Juba, 21 April 2014 - 17³Ô¹ÏÍø strongly condemns the targeted killings of civilians based on their ethnic origins and nationality in Bentiu. 17³Ô¹ÏÍø also strongly condemns the use of Radio Bentiu FM by some individuals associated with the opposition to broadcast hate speech. While some SPLA in Opposition commanders did broadcast messages calling for unity and an end to tribalism, others broadcast hate messages declaring that certain ethnic groups should not stay in Bentiu and even calling on men from one community to commit vengeful sexual violence against women from another community.
