This week, South Sudan finalized ratification of the African Union’s Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol), ending ...

Grassroots organising, coalitions, and movement-building majorly contributed to South Sudan's independence in 2011 from Sudan, in which women and girls played a significant role.

The state needs to fulfil its legal obligations to protect women and girls. South Sudan has signed up to numerous ...

As a result, Margret decided to step up her efforts to assist the most vulnerable - often women and girls – and became the ...

GENEVA-- A U.N. report describing sweeping crimes against children, the disabled being burned alive and fighters being allowed to rape women as payment shows South Sudan is facing "one of the most ...

Attackers raped, beat and robbed more than 100 women and girls in northern South Sudan over a 10-day period in November, aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.

JUBA, South Sudan — Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is ...

Amplifying women’s voices. Women and girls in South Sudan face some of the worst sexual and reproductive health and rights prospects in the world: a maternal mortality ratio of 789 per 100,000 ...

Fighting for Women's Rights in Sudan Three years ago, the government of Sudan signed a peace agreement with a rebel group. Since then, an estimated two million Southern Sudanese have returned home.

Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is rampant, child brides are ...