South Sudan peace deal: ‘Whose power are they sharing anyway?’

Published: 15 Nov 2018

Photo by Stefanie Glinski/IRIN  More than four million South Sudanese, a third of the country’s population, have been forced to flee their homes during the last five years. Without an effort to include their views – not just those of the country’s political elite – lasting peace will be difficult to achieve. The signing in…

IRRI Rights in Exile Newsletter – November 2018

Published: 9 Nov 2018

Issue 96, November 2018 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Fiona McKinnon, Catherine Tyson, Nejla Sammakia, Mohamed ElSayeh, Kavita Kapur, Joshua Lowe, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolas, Nicolas Parent, and Taylor Brooks. Chief Editor: Olivia Bueno Web links are in blue. In this issue: Articles APRRN statement: Suspend policy to end refugee status of Chin refugees from Myanmar…

“We Do not Honour Agreements” Dialogue and Peace Agreements in South Sudan

Published: 5 Nov 2018

As South Sudanese and international actors evaluate the potential of the recently signed agreement to move the country towards peace, the International Refugee Rights Initiative has released a new report highlighting the views of South Sudanese citizens, both who have remained at home and the displaced, on dialogue and peace agreements. Although the research was…