Reparations: R-ARCSS

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Reparations: R-ARCSS

Implementations

Reparations – 2018

No progress observed in 2018.

Reparations – 2019

No progress observed in 2019.

Reparations – 2020

Within six months of the establishment of RTGoNU, the accord called for the Compensation and Reparation Authority’s (CAR) establishment to administer the Compensation and Reparation Fund. Therefore, this provision will be active in July 2020. The accord provides for support from the UN, AU, and the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) to facilitate the work of CAR. According to R-JMEC, support was not received from international agencies.[1]

[1]  “RJMEC quarterly report to IGAD on the status of the implementation of R-ARCSS from 1st April to 30th  June, 2019,” Report No.7. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, July 15, 2020.

Reparations – 2021

According to R-JMEC, the Compensation and Reparation Authority (CAR) was not established as of 2021.[1]

[1] On the Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (1st April to 30th June 2021). Report no. 011/21. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). 15 July 2021.

Reparations – 2022

The Compensation and Reparation Authority (CAR) was not established as of 2022.[1] The RJMEC in its fourth quarterly report of 2022 noted that the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the process of drafting the Compensation and Reparation Bill. [2]

[1] “Violence threatens fragile South Sudan peace.” October 1, 2022. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/violence-threatens-fragile-south-sudan-peace-3969360

[2] RJMEC report 017/2023.

Reparations – 2023

The Compensation and Reparation Authority (CAR) was approved by the Council of Ministers and was tabled in the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly on 5 December 2023.[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).