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Dear Supporter,

*State capture and repression*-this is the strategy employed by South Sudan's National Security Service (NSS). A highly militarized agency operating under the supervision of President Salva Kiir, the NSS has gained ever more power in South Sudan and has wielded it with increasing brutality. It is *ruthless, secretive, and well-funded*. [ [link removed] ]

"*Undercover Activities* [ [link removed] ]" exposes how the NSS has infiltrated almost every aspect of life in South Sudan. Involvement in a range of commercial activities provides both the incentives and the means to strengthen its position within the country's kleptocratic system. NSS personnel occupy key posts in state institutions and shareholder roles in a vast network of companies. This system of state capture has allowed the NSS to *access off-budget finances and divert revenues*, all while side-stepping oversight and operational scrutiny. The financial gains made under cover of this lack of transparency and accountability incentivize the kleptocratic system to maintain the status quo of corruption and oppression.

To keep their grip on power, the NSS has funded a campaign of *surveillance, intimidation, and horrific violence against civilians, activists, and journalists*. Freedom of speech has been suppressed, civil society and the media have been interfered with, and those who speak out against the regime have been illegally detained or permanently silenced.

Fear of the NSS is pervasive in South Sudan, and for good reason. The NSS operates without regard for basic human rights or the constitutional rights of South Sudanese civilians, including freedom of assembly, freedom from torture, and the rights to fair trial and litigation. Yet, how can the agency or the South Sudanese government be held accountable when no one can freely and safely speak out against them? To end the NSS campaign of human rights abuses and economic capture, *decisive action must be taken* to curb its powers of detention and arrest, cut off the sources of its off-budget revenue, and ensure civilian oversight mechanisms are established, empowered, and effectively implemented. Securing peace and human rights in South Sudan will require this dismantling of the NSS's hold over the South Sudanese economy. [ [link removed] ]

Sincerely,

John Prendergast
Co-Founder of The Sentry





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