Ugandan Troops Accused of War Crimes in South Sudan: Civil Society Demands ICC Action

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 ‎ UPDF.  A South Sudanese campaign group, the Reclaim Campaign, has submitted a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged atrocities committed by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) during their incursion into Upper Nile State in March 2025. ‎ ‎The group alleges that the UPDF carried out indiscriminate bombings, used chemical weapons, and targeted civilians particularly from the Nuer ethnic group while operating inside South Sudanese territory without the consent of the transitional government.  ‎ ‎According to the campaign, these actions could constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of aggression under the Rome Statute. ‎ ‎The Reclaim Campaign's petition also claims that the Ugandan government has shown no willingness to hold its military accountable, making a case for the ICC to intervene.  ‎ ‎The group cited statements by Ugandan officials that allegedly dehumanize South Sudanese citizens and promote et...
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6 Months Old Baby Abducted And To Be Used As A Ritual Sacrifice In Dolo Payam, The Arrested Ritualists Said

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Security Organs  rounded two women on suspicion of stealing and trying to traffic the child in Dolo Payam. 

The infant who is 6 months old baby was suspected to be abducted then to be used for ritual sacrifice according to the statement from the suspects. 

The event happened during the weekend and it involved a woman named Amer Nanduru was alleged to be transporting the infant to Western Equatoria State but due to the diligence of the security organs she was intercepted and apprehended. 

Major Gen. Mayen Malual Deng one of the officers manning the checkpoint used his military intelligent and detected a Mishap. 

“At around 10 am on Saturday, a certain woman came with a six-month-old child and when she reached the customs checkpoint, she found officers from the Military Intelligence and police. After being interrogated, they found out that the child did not belong to her,” he said. “They reported the matter to me and I told them to go and report to the police. While at the police, she admitted that the child was not hers.” Maj. Gen. Mayen Malual said. 

According to the police, the suspect Amer Nanduru admitted that she indeed stole the baby from a neighbor of a family she visited and she was to take the child to a woman called Sadia who was to use the child for rituals purpose. 

She admitted blatantly that it was not her first time to traffick a child because she had been doing it and the highest amount of money paid to her is 250,000 SSP. 

“The one I took last year, I gave her (Sadia). She said her business was not doing well and she gave me SSP 250,000 last year in September,” Nanduru said. 

Her accomplice Sadia, denied of ever meeting Nanduru or ever transacting a business with her in anyway. 

“I swear to God I cannot do that thing. I know God and I cannot do a thing like that.” Sadia said. 

The grandmother of the stolen child, Esther Keji said that: “This is just because I knew her from the first time she came to my neighbor’s house so when she came this time round, I welcomed her to my house only for her to steal this child on the fourth day,” Esther said. 




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