2146: UNMISS to investigate human rights abuses - Nicholas Haysom

<div>The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Nicholas Haysom, says the mission in South Sudan will investigate human rights violations during the recent violence across the country. Violence has been reported in major hotspots including Jonglei, Greater Pibor Administrative Area, Warrap, Abyei and Upper Nile, where scores have been killed and displaced. Several women and children were also abducted during the conflicts. He was addressing the media during a press briefing earlier today.</div>