(12 December 2017) On 26 November 2017, the Public Order Court in Al Haj Yousef, Khartoum North convicted nine people, including six children aged between 13-16 years for violating articles 69 ( disturbing public peace) and 77 (public nuisance) of the Sudanese Criminal Act 1991. The six children were sentenced …

(6 December 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has serious concerns about the physical and psychological well-being of two students who were reportedly subjected to torture by the National Intelligence and Security Services in Babanoosa city, West Kordofan state, whilst in detention from 27-28 November 2017. Sudanese authorities …

(3 December 2017) Officials of the National Intelligence and Security Services have continued to subject newspapers to post-print censorship. Since African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies’ last press release on post-print censorship of 6 newspapers, the NISS has continued to prevent the distribution of daily print runs of 4 newspapers …

(30 November 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has documented 5 incidents of post-print censorship carried out by officials of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) against five (6 media houses in the month of November. ACJPS has also documented a two-day suspension that was imposed on …

(21 June 2012) In June 2012 the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of Sudan launched a renewed campaign to intimidate, harass, and silence the media in the country largely through the prevention of distribution of newspapers containing sensitive material and through pre-press censorship. Below find the list of relevant …

This study examines the state of the judiciary in the Sudan and its role in the protection and promotion of human rights during the omprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)-mandated Interim period of July 2005 to July 2011. The paper aims to shed light on the structure of the judiciary and analyzes substantive laws and constitutional guarantees governing the operational independence of the judiciary. In addition to examining the normative framework, this study analyzes the concept of judicial independence and the operations of the judiciary as an institution. This study concludes that in some instances, the effectiveness of the Sudanese judiciary is compromised by the resistance or refusal of the executive branches of government to implement its decisions.

(23 March 2012) In two different cases the week of 12 March, the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrested two people, one of whom died while in police custody.  The disparate nature of these incidents illustrates the latitude that the NISS has been given under the 2010 National Security …

(31 January 2012)  On 25 January 2012, five members of Grifina, a non-violent youth led resistance movement, were arrested in Sudan.  These arrests give evidence of a government campaign targeting youth activists. The five activists participated in a forum organized by Grifina to commemorate the 2005 Beja massacre at Port …

(6 January 2012)  On Friday, 6 January the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) issued a new report documenting a year-long campaign by the Government of Sudan to limit the freedom of expression and press (Sudan Steps Backward: National Security Intensifies Violations of Freedom of Expression in 2011).  …

(April 2012) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, the Sudan Democracy First Group and REDRESS (‘the Organisations’) submitted this alternative report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in respect of Sudan’s Fourth Periodic Report (2008-2012). The report highlights the continued and widespread use of torture …