A/HRC/28/49 security in and around those sites. New facilities were built in Juba, Malakal and Bor to address overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in the camps. 12. Incidents of violence in and around the UNMISS protection of civilians sites remained of serious concern. Very often violence was perpetrated against internally displaced persons and humanitarian and UNMISS personnel; it stemmed from intercommunal tensions, increasing community leadership struggles, youth radicalization and the use of drugs and alcohol. In some areas, SPLA activities around the sites created an extremely intimidating atmosphere for civilians and posed serious restrictions on the freedom of movement of the internally displaced. For example, in Bentiu, SPLA soldiers took aggressive postures towards civilians in the protection of civilians site. On 30 September 2014, UNMISS witnessed approximately 20 SPLA soldiers in uniform, including child soldiers, wielding their weapons outside the entrance of the site. They also had a vehicle mounted machine gun. 13. UNMISS continued to face challenges in maintaining the civilian character of the sites, with both sides accusing the mission of supporting the opposite side and harbouring deserters inside its compounds. In Juba, UNMISS received reports that Nuer civilians had been arrested and detained by the SPLA forces on suspicion of being deserters, with some civilians alleging torture and ill-treatment. C. Intercommunal violence 14. The conflict also seems to have aggravated intercommunal violence, with a devastating impact on the human rights situation, particularly in Lakes, Eastern and Western Equatoria States, and within the UNMISS protection of civilians sites. In Lakes State, intercommunal conflict among different Dinka clans has continued despite efforts by the Government and State authorities to defuse tensions. Revenge attacks, including acts of sexual violence, continued in relation to the killing of a paramount chief in Cuei-Chok Payam on 5 August 2014. In response to the violence, the Government has increased its security presence in the State. However, this has given rise to further violations as a result of the heavy-handed measures sometimes adopted by the security forces. 15. Eastern Equatoria has also witnessed major incidents of intercommunal violence, including on 6 December 2014, in Loronyo, Torit county, where several civilians, including women and children, were killed. Reports received indicated that human rights violations, including sexual violence and looting of property, were committed by security forces sent to the area in response to the violence. Likewise, the deterioration in the security situation in Chukudum in Budi county, Eastern Equatoria, in September and October, led to allegations of human rights violations by SPLA, including arbitrary detention, torture and extrajudicial killings. 16. In Western Equatoria, the influx of armed Dinka pastoralists from Lakes and Jonglei with their large numbers of cattle has caused an increase in tension with host communities, particularly in areas in Mundri West county. In Central Equatoria State, UNMISS monitored developments in clashes between the Kuku and Madi communities spanning the border between Kajo Keji county in South Sudan and Moyo district in Uganda, resulting in several deaths in both communities and the displacement of between 8,000 and 10,000 civilians from the Ugandan side to the South Sudanese side of the border. D. Peace process 17. Despite intense international pressure, very little progress was made towards a political resolution of the conflict. The sixth round of the Intergovernmental Authority on 6