S. Sudan’s Justice System Under Scrutiny

An U.N. resolution to abolish capital punishment will be voted on in December. South Sudan’s justice system is under scrutiny as human rights groups urge the country to join the resolution.
S. Sudan’s Justice System Under Scrutiny
A female inmate sits in the prison yard at Juba's central prison in South Sudan on Oct. 23, 2012. In the capital of the world's newest nation, nearly 200 people await execution in filthy and crowded conditions, with many never having even seen a lawyer. (-/AFP/Getty Images)
Kremena Krumova
11/7/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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A female inmate sits in the prison yard at Juba's central prison in South Sudan on Oct. 23, 2012. In the capital of the world's newest nation, nearly 200 people await execution in filthy and crowded conditions, with many never having even seen a lawyer. (-/AFP/Getty Images)

Kremena Krumova is a Sweden-based Foreign Correspondent of Epoch Times. She writes about African, Asian and European politics, as well as humanitarian, anti-terrorism and human rights issues.
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