JUBA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The independent experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Monday began a four-day visit to the country to discuss the human rights situation.

Yasmin Sooka, chairperson of the commission who is leading the mission, said the experts will meet members of the government, survivors of human rights violations, members of civil society, jurists, humanitarians, and representatives of diplomatic missions and UN entities.

"They plan to discuss the human rights situation in South Sudan, including the commission's latest findings and recommendations from its independent investigations," the commission said in a statement issued in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

The commission is scheduled to present its latest findings on the human rights situation in South Sudan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week.

The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is an independent body mandated by the UN Human Rights Council. First established in March 2016, it has been renewed annually since.

The commission is also mandated to determine and report the facts and circumstances of human rights violations and abuses, including by clarifying responsibility for crimes under national and international law. Enditem

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