South Sudan atrocities may constitute war crimes, UN says
South Sudan atrocities may constitute war crimes, UN says 10 July 2018 Share this with Twitte Share this with Email Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption South Sudan government soldiers and their allies have been blamed for the violence Horrific accounts of gang rape, throats being slit and mass shootings in South Sudan are described in the latest United Nations report on the country. It blames the violence in Unity state on government and allied forces. One woman, who said she lost everything told investigators that "it would have been better if they had killed me". Leaders signed a ceasefire deal in June aimed at ending the five-year civil war. Millions have been forced to flee as a result of the fighting. Tens of thousands of people have been killed. One million children flee South Sudan Inside South Sudan's civil war 'Peace would mean we could go home'