Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much. The honourable member has mentioned the hope that he has seen in the eyes and aspirations of our people during our independence in 2011. To be very frank, the common man is still hopeful. It's just that we have fallen into this tragic war that has robbed us, that was imposed on the people.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I want to clarify something. What happened in Bor, to be very frank, did not target the Dinka, the civilians. In fact, the civilians managed to escape. What happened is that, of those who died in Bor, the Dinka for example, many of them died in the crossfire. They were not targeted.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I did emphasize that this is not a tribal war because other tribes here were also affected. As I mentioned to you earlier, the sequence started with the Dinka themselves. The Dinka Ngok were targeted, the Murle were targeted, the Shilluk were targeted, the Fartit were targeted, and now the Nuer.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Let me come in. First of all, the Canadian government has helped, like what Honourable Odwar has just said. I would just add to that you have actually helped us a lot. The role that you can play is through your embassy in Juba. That embassy does not take into account that the other people who are not part of the government are not reached.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would like to also add something, as well. We know that for any system to work there are three pillars of governance: the executive, the judiciary, and the parliament. You will find that the domination, which the Honourable Odwar has just mentioned, is the reality. The domination is basically the greater Bahr el Ghazal leaving the greater Upper Nile and greater Equatorians out.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Can I add something?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We also have Sudan militias that are at the border there of the Greater Upper Nile region. You have the JEM, which is the Justice and Equality Movement, members. You have SPLM-N, north, members. You have members of the Tora Bora. All those militias are those who are very active in the Upper Nile state where they are being funded and they are being supported by the Kiir regime to fight.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the honourable chairman of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights and honourable members of the subcommittee. To be very brief, this is my first time in the West. I was born in South Sudan and grew up there during the fragile time when we had the civil war with the north.