The Sudans

Hausfeld files lawsuit on behalf of international aid workers brutalized by South Sudanese government forces in the Terrain Hotel attack

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Africa, Countries, Continents, Federal republics, Least developed countries, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the United Nations, Sexual misconduct, Sudan, The Sudans, Gang rape

According to the lawsuit: "The case seeks to hold South Sudans government accountable for the notorious Terrain Hotel attack a rampage of torture, gang-rape, and murder that targeted aid workers.

Key Points: 
  • According to the lawsuit: "The case seeks to hold South Sudans government accountable for the notorious Terrain Hotel attack a rampage of torture, gang-rape, and murder that targeted aid workers.
  • "Todays complaint asserts that the Internews aid workers and journalists were brutally attacked and gang-raped by South Sudanese military forces on July 11, 2016, during a raid on the Terrain Hotel, a residential compound housing aid workers.
  • "Since 2016, the South Sudanese government has retraumatized the victims through repeated violations of due process and false promises of compensation.
  • In 2018, a South Sudanese court martial convicted 10 soldiers and ordered the government to compensate the victims.