South Sudan: Comprehensive and impartial investigations needed in Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal State

The December 9 protest and the killing of the two men during an outbreak of violence the evening before took place during civil unrest in Wau, capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal state, over a decision to move a county administrative headquarters outside of the town. [...] I saw three of them fall dead to the ground.” A doctor who saw the bodies after the protest said that the eight people killed were all shot in the head or in the chest. [...] The identities of the forces responsible for the killings remain unclear. [...] No adequate investigation has been carried out and the identity of the individual officers within the security forces responsible for the killings remains unclear. [...] The “Wau Crisis” In October, 2012, Governor Hassan announced that the administrative headquarters of Wau County would be moved from the town to the Baggari area outside of the town.