Cultural Protections: R-ARCSS
Implementations
Cultural Protections – 2018
One of the guiding principles for the constitution writing process was “the right of communities to preserve their history, develop their language, promote their culture and (express) their identities.”
No progress observed in 2018.
Cultural Protections – 2019
No progress observed in 2019.
Cultural Protections – 2020
As a permanent constitution-making process has yet to be initiated, no further information is available on issues related to cultural protection.
Cultural Protections – 2021
As a permanent constitution-making process has yet to be initiated, no further information is available on issues related to cultural protection.
Cultural Protections – 2022
The permanent constitution-making process is required to respect “ethnic and regional diversity and communal rights, including the right of communities to preserve their history, develop their language, promote their culture and expression of their identities.” As a permanent constitution-making process has yet to be fully initiated, no further information is available on issues related to cultural protection.
Cultural Protections – 2023
The R-ARCSS seeks a people-led permanent constitution, and the NCRC includes a broad range of representations, including ethnic minorities. While the constitution has yet to be drafted and address issues specific to cultural protection, the appointment of ethnic minorities as NCRC members is going in the right direction.[1]
[1] RJMEC. 2024. On The Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Report No. 021/23 (January 2024).