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“Prison Is Not For Me” : Arbitrary Detention in South Sudan
Report by Human Rights Watch
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Code of Criminal Procedure Act 5 of 2008
South Sudan's Code of Criminal Procedure
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Penal Code Act 9 of 2008
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Report details arbitrary detention, dire conditions in South Sudan
Human Rights Watch documents flawed processes, unlawful detentions, and dire conditions in South Sudan's prisons in report released on 21 June.
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South Sudan
This section contains a brief description of the legal system of South Sudan.
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The Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011
"Freedom from Torture
18. No person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Fair Trial
19. (1) An accused ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report South Sudan 2011
"Prison conditions were harsh and life threatening, and prisons were overcrowded. Rumbek Prison in Lakes State, for example, was designed for 200 inmates but ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: South Sudan 2012
"Lengthy pretrial detention was a problem, due largely to the lack of lawyers and judges, difficulties of locating witnesses, and the absence of a strong ...
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