As civilians are increasingly targeted in South Sudan's civil war, the president of the Sudanese bishops' conference has written to community leaders saying the situation has brought him to "uncontrollable tears."
Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio, president of the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference, urged prominent community leaders to unequivocally condemn revenge killings, violence against civilians, and hate speech that ignites tribal sentiments.
He issued a letter to the elders of the region on April 6, which read: "You have the strength, the power, the influence and obligation to use whatever you have at hand to solve the problems facing the people."
