Publication

This publication contends that improved security and access to justice are urgent priorities for the people of South Sudan, who have been targeted by government and opposition forces since the beginning of the civil war in 2013. In light of this, the text’s authors explore how the various providers of security and justice —including armed groups formed by communities for defense— have responded to violence associated with the civil war, intercommunal conflict, and gender-based violence in the country’s south-east. The text also assesses the extent to which these security and justice providers are effective, inclusive, and whether people see them as legitimate.