Kidnap, rape and looting on the rise, South Sudanese refugees say
NAIROBI- Looting, kidnapping and sexual violence are increasing in South Sudan, refugees arriving in Uganda have told the United Nations, while hunger and disease are worsening as conflict continues.
Over 103,000 South Sudanese have fled to Uganda since fierce fighting in the capital between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar in July raised fears that the five-year-old nation could slide back into civil war.
Fighting and insecurity in the Equatoria states bordering Uganda continue to drive thousands from their homes, the U.N. said in its latest update late on Thursday.
