The United Nations has received reports that South Sudanese soldiers in uniform have raped civilians near a UN peacekeeping base in Juba, the UN spokesman said Tuesday.
Soldiers accused of rape near UN base
The UN mission in South Sudan is looking into the reports which, "if true, may constitute a war crime," said Farhan Haq.
South Sudan soldiers accused of rape near UN base
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South Sudan authorities are blocking operations by the UN mission known as UNMISS, such as denying flight clearance and harassing personnel, he added.
"UNMISS has also received deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence, including rape, by soldiers in uniform against a number of civilians around UN House in the capital, Juba," said Haq.
Some 29,000 civilians are sheltering at the UN base in Juba and another 3,000 have found refuge at another UN compound in the city.
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A flare-up in violence in South Sudan this month is raising fears that a fragile peace deal reached last year will be derailed, re-igniting the war that has engulfed the country since 2013.
On Monday, African leaders agreed to deploy a protection force in South Sudan, giving them a more robust mission than the UN peacekeeping mission currently there.
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