South Sudan’s Vice President and Chair of the Gender and Youth Cluster, Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior will on Tuesday visit the country’s Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Juvenile Court in Juba.

The Office of the Vice President, in a brief statement extended to Sudan Tribune, said purpose of the visit is to recognize the court’s efforts in providing access to justice and legal aid to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.

“The Vice President’s visit will also spotlight the court’s efforts in protecting victims of gender-based violence,” party reads the statement issued on Monday.

The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) Speaker, Jemma Nunu Kumba Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Ruben Madol Arol, Chief Justice Chan Reec Madut, Youth and Sports Minister, Albino Bol Dhieu, Gender, Child and Social Welfare Minister, Aya Benjamin Warile, UNDP Resident Representative, Samuel Doe, Kingdom of the Netherlands Human Rights Ambassador, Bahia Tahzib-lie, Ambassador of the Netherlands Kingdom, Jelte Van Wieren and Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Sarah Bislow Nyanti are among those expected at the event.

In December 2020, the Judiciary of South Sudan declared operationalization of the country’s first GBV and Juvenile Court, in a commitment to end impunity for gender-based crimes and hold perpetrators accountable in South Sudan.

Supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the well-anticipated GBV and Juvenile court provides dedicated and expedited trials of GBV and juvenile cases. Two court rooms are designed for hearings on GBV cases. They feature state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment to ensure privacy and well-being of victims by reducing contact with perpetrators. In addition, the court premises include a separated reception, two juvenile court rooms, judges chambers, case management offices, a court police facility as well as information technology equipment.