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South Sudan Commission Hears Pleas for New Constitution

South Sudan Commission Hears Pleas for New Constitution

From Voice of America

From six-year-old girls seeking respect for children to adults advocating for pensions to be paid regularly to the elderly, dozens of South Sudanese turned out this weekend to tell the National Constitutional Review Commission what they would like to see included in the country’s constitution.

Rhoda Kuong, 6, braved rainy season weather to come to the first meeting held by the commission to hear what South Sudanese want in their constitution. For the young girl, the main issue to tackle was the safety and exploitation of children like her.

“Children are raped and denied education and also they are given hard work to do, hard labor. I don’t want them to forget children’s rights,” Kuong said.

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