SOUTH SUDAN / NAVI PILLAY

UN's top human rights official Navi Pillay accompanied by Adama Dieng, the Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide, arrived today in Juba to discuss the worsening human rights situation, in the wake of the recent mass killings in South Sudan’s Unity and Jonglei state capitals. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:24
• Production Date: 28 April 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U140428a

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / NAVI PILLAY
TRT: 1:24
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NTS
DATELINE: APRIL 28, 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide Shot, Navi Pillay United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights greeting Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Hilde Johnson, at airport on arrival
2. Med shot. delegation walking at Juba airport tarmac
3. Med shot, UN convoy
4. Med shot, meeting Barnaba Marial Benjamin Foreign Affairs Minister, South Sudan
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
‘We from the outside think the situation is very grave and there might be revenge killings. You know when there is a dispute between two leaders, as we say in Africa when two elephants fight it’s the grass that suffers, well here I see civilians, ordinary people was suffering and they are suffering huge human rights violation from right to food to violence, sexual violence and so on. These are my concern.
6. South Sudan Foreign Affairs Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin shaking hands with Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barnaba Marial Benjamin Foreign Affairs Minister, South Sudan:
“They are very much welcome in this country and of course we will share ideas in order to improve the situation and in order to put this killing to an end to put, indeed correct the human rights to see what areas can be done cooperating together so that we can improve the human rights record in our country.”
8. Med shot, delegation seated with Barnaba Marial Benjamin Foreign Affairs Minister, South Sudan

Storyline

UN's top human rights official Navi Pillay accompanied by Adama Dieng, the Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide arrived in Juba Monday April 28 to discuss the worsening human rights situation, in the wake of the recent mass killings in South Sudan’s Unity and Jonglei state capitals.

Their visit is at the request of the Secretary General of United Nations who has expressed concern over the situation in South Sudan.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
“We from the outside think the situation is very grave and there might be revenge killings. You know when there is a dispute between two leaders, as we say in Africa when two elephants fight it’s the grass that suffers, well here I see civilians, ordinary people was suffering and they are suffering huge human rights violations - from right to food, to violence, sexual violence and so on. These are my concerns.”

On Monday, Pillay and Dieng met with senior government officials including South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Barnaba Marial Benjamin Foreign Affairs Minister, South Sudan
“They are very much welcome in this country and of course we will share ideas in order to improve the situation and in order to put this killing to an end to put indeed correct the human rights to see what areas can be done cooperating together so that we can improve the human rights record in our country.”

During the meeting with the human rights chief, South Sudan’s foreign affairs minister asked for humanitarian assistance for those who have been internally displaced from their homes, saying that those displaced do not only need food but also support to go back to their homes.

Pillay asked that human rights violations be stopped, so that internally displaced people can return to their homes particularly for the planting season.

Security conditions permitting, Pillay will also travel to sites where recent grave human rights violations have occurred to assess the human rights situation and talk to victims.

Pillay is also expected to meet other key actors such as the National Human Rights Commission.

She will also attempt to meet or talk with opposition leaders either in South Sudan itself or in Addis Ababa, where she also plans to meet senior officials involved in the South Sudan peace process.