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South Sudan holds trial for troops accused of rape, murder of aid workers

KAMPALA (Reuters) - South Sudanese soldiers accused of raping at least five foreign aid workers and killing their local colleague last year are due to stand trial in a military court on Tuesday, a key test of the government's ability to prosecute war crimes.
Reuters - 29 May 2017 @ 13:37 GMT

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