This week, South Sudan finalized ratification of the African Union’s Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol), ending ...

Grassroots organising, coalitions, and movement-building majorly contributed to South Sudan's independence in 2011 from Sudan, in which women and girls played a significant role.

The state needs to fulfil its legal obligations to protect women and girls. South Sudan has signed up to numerous ...

As a result, Margret decided to step up her efforts to assist the most vulnerable - often women and girls – and became the ...

JUBA, South Sudan — Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is ...

FILE - Women holding national flags and peace banners await the arrival of Pope Francis at the St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan on Feb. 4, 2023. As South Sudan’s plans to hold its ...

South Sudanese authorities say that eight men deported from the United States are now in government custody in the African ...

Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is rampant, child brides are ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan's future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific ...

Overall, women and girls in South Sudan live a 'hellish existence,' a U.N. commission reported last year.