UN urges more high-profile rape trials in South Sudan
The experts were providing updates on suggestions made in their study on the pervasive sexual assault against women and girls in the nation, which was published earlier this year.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
High-profile government and military figures connected to sexual abuse in the nation should be prosecuted, according to a UN panel of experts on human rights in South Sudan.
According to Andrew Clapham, one of the panel's three members, "I would like to hope that there will be some high-level prosecution shortly and that will be part of the impact of our work."
According to Mr. Clapham, structural impunity is a contributing factor to the rise in sexual assault in South Sudan.
The group visited the nation last week for four days and spoke with senior government officials, including the justice minister, representatives of civil society, UN organizations, and diplomats.
The experts were providing updates on suggestions made in their study on the pervasive sexual assault against women and girls in the nation, which was published earlier this year.
The panel visited women's organizations and some of the sexual assault survivors it had profiled in its report.
In the capital, Juba, Prof. Clapham told the BBC, "This visit was aimed to prepare civil society action and also be able to deliver our message to the government that there should be a zero-tolerance policy for sexual abuse in South Sudan."
