A coalition of South Sudanese civil society organisations, the Reclaim Campaign, has formally petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a preliminary examination into alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crimes of aggression committed by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan.

In a court filing, Trump’s secretary of state claimed blocking migrant deportations to South Sudan will harm efforts to distribute humanitarian aid.

The United Nations rights chief urged on Friday for warring sides in South Sudan to pull back from the brink, warning that the human rights situation risks further deterioration as fighting intensifies.