Negotiators in South Sudan’s peace talks have proposed establishing a court to try those responsible for genocide and war crimes in South Sudan, in a power-sharing document that hopes to end the 19 month conflict.
A draft agreement negotiated by eight East African nations of the IGAD block, convening in Ethiopia, proposes an independent hybrid court, set up in collaboration with the African Union and United Nations to try possible genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The 77 page draft agreement, released on Saturday, seeks power sharing between the conflicting sides as well as accountability.
US president Barack Obama is expected to push for the peace efforts to fructify into a concrete agreement when he travels to Ethiopia on Sunday.
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