Amnesty: UN, South Sudan failed ahead of massacre

An Amnesty International investigation found that South Sudanese authorities and the U.N. peacekeeping mission had at least two weeks’ warning of a likely attack on Abiemnom but failed to take adequate preventive action. On March 1, between 1,000 and 1,500 armed men attacked the town, killing more than 200 people, including children, and burning homes and looting property. UNMISS said resource constraints led it to focus on protecting people who took refuge at its base; Amnesty said the government has also failed to investigate the massacre or provide accountability and redress, and called for an independent investigation.