A/HRC/34/63 Contents Page I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 4 III. Context and background ................................................................................................................... 4 A. Political and security context. .................................................................................................. 4 B. Humanitarian situation ............................................................................................................. 5 Overview of the situation of human rights ....................................................................................... 7 A. Violations of the right to life and bodily integrity ................................................................... 7 B. Sexual and gender-based violence ........................................................................................... 8 C. Violations of the rights of the child ......................................................................................... 10 D. Violations of the right to freedom of expression and opinion.................................................. 10 Accountability and transitional justice ............................................................................................ 12 A. Hybrid court for South Sudan. ................................................................................................. 13 B. Commission for truth, reconciliation and healing ................................................................... 14 C. Compensation and reparations authority ................................................................................. 15 D. Proposed national dialogue ...................................................................................................... 16 E. The way forward ...................................................................................................................... 16 Conclusion and recommendations ................................................................................................... 17 A. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 17 B. Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 19 IV. V. VI. 2