UN experts have drawn up a list of 142 people to be investigated over gross human rights abuses in South Sudan.
Chairwoman of the commission, Yasmin Sooka, says the people on the list warranted investigation for a range of crimes under national and international law, including for their roles in politically motivated violence.
Ms Sooka says the crimes the commission was investigating reflected the intense competition for power and territory by political elites.
She says impunity was the root cause of South Sudan’s problems, as the country reached a critical point in its transition timetable with elections due next year.