Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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Members Of Parliament Keen To See The National Dialogue End Positively

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The Chairperson Of The Information Committee In the Parliament, says The Members of the Legislative Assembly are keen to see the National Dialogue end positively.
 
Mr. Paul Bonju reiterated that it will be an insult to all South Sudanese if the National Dialogue do not end positively and that all the MPs are hoping for a more positive outcome.
 
He calls on the executive not to see journalists as soldiers and their cameras and recorders as guns.
 
Yoane points out that journalists and many South Sudanese are traumatized because their freedom of expression is abused.
 
UNDP Country Director, Kamil Kamal Aldin says the National Dialogue should be used for making peaceful society.


 
Freedom of expression should not be restricted to a specific sector, but be for all stakeholders, he notes.
 
The official were addressing high level forum on freedom of expression on Thursday in Juba.
 
The forum was under the theme: “Fostering freedom of expression and access to information to create conducive environment for national dialogue and peace building”.

More to follow............
 

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