Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

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- The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is a United Nations inquiry body created by the UN Human Rights Council in 2016 (Resolution 31/20, March 23).
- Its job is to monitor and investigate human rights abuses in South Sudan. The mandate is renewed every year by the 47 members of the Council.
- It is led by three Commissioners appointed by the UN Human Rights Council: Yasmin Sooka (chair, South Africa), Barney Afako (Uganda), and Carlos Castresana Fernandes (Spain). A secretariat supports them from Juba.
- The Commission publishes annual Mandate Reports about the overall situation and Conference Room Papers (CRPs) on specific topics, focusing on serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, especially conflict-related sexual violence.
- The Commissioners and the secretariat conduct fact-finding missions across South Sudan and nearby countries, interviewing victims and witnesses. These findings form the basis of their reports.
- Governments, NGOs, and international communities use the reports to strengthen advocacy and inform policy and responses.