Western governments criticize controversial South Sudan security bill for undermining open political and civil space
JURIST
JULY 12, 2024
Nine Western embassies, including the US, criticized a controversial security bill in South Sudan that allows the government to detain people without warrants on Thursday. The joint statement issued by the Embassies of Canada, the EU, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the US expressed “grave concern” over South Sudan’s passage of the legislation that gives the National Security Service (NSS) the authority to conduct arrests and detentions without war
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