A UN human rights investigator, who was investigating alleged violations in South Sudan, has been expelled, after being accused of publishing “unethical” reports.
The report is thought to be a publication from August, which accuses the country’s army of torture, rapes, killings and abductions.
The UN condemned the move, saying it was a breach of South Sudan’s legal obligations.
"Human rights monitoring, investigation and reporting, and building capacity, is a core element of the mandate of UNMISS which must be protected," said Hilde Johnson, head of the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and added that she has sought an explanation from the government.
South Sudan’s spokesperson Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the officer had been "reporting on human rights issues that she could not verify and has been publishing without justifications".
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