CEPO’s Stephen Robo Musa Awarded Outstanding Human Rights Defender of the Year
Juba, 9 Dec 2025 -The South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network has honored Mr. Stephen Robo Musa, Regional Coordinator for Western Bahr-el-Ghazal, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), as the Outstanding Human Rights Defender of the Year. This prestigious recognition underscores his unwavering commitment to advancing human rights, justice, and dignity in one of the […]
CEPO Champions Human Rights in Juba Amid Repatriation of U.S. Deportees to Countries of Origin
A Mexican national, Mr. Jesús Muñoz Gutiérrez, was deported with seven other deportees from the United States to South Sudan on July 5th, 2025. On Saturday, September 6th, 2025, he was repatriated home Mexican.https://www.eyeradio.org/south-sudan-repatriates-mexican-national-deported-from-the-u-s/ CEPO is proud of the positive response to our advocacy and lobbying on protection and respect of human rights, as Human Rights […]
CEPO Advocate and Lobby for the Unification of Deportees with family
CEPO was at the forefront of advocating and lobbying for the deportees’ unification with their families and relatives in their countries of origin. Edmund Yakani said the advocacy efforts for the safety of deportees highlighted a positive response from the government regarding these initiatives. It was noted that seven deportees will return to their countries, […]
Visually impaired student Reec gets $150 boost for CSE exams
Johnson Reec Mading, a 28-year-old visually impaired student preparing to take the Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) exams, which are taking place nationwide from December 2 to 11, was overjoyed to receive much-needed financial assistance for his examination journey. The handover of $150, provided by the civil society group Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), […]
The Big Story of year 2024
Successful influential advocacy on Disability Inclusion CEPO worked towards Successful ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its optional protocol in South Sudan. The yellow Ribbon campaign rolled out effectively and it generated great acceptance of the political leadership on ratification of the United Nations Convention on the […]