(12 May 2017) On 7 May 2107, Sudan’s Press and Publications Council convicted and sentenced Madiha Abdalla, (f), editor in chief of Al Midan newspaper, to a fine of 10,000 Sudanese pounds (approximately $1,500) after convicting her under articles 159 (defamation) and 66 (dissemination of false news) of the 1991 …

(11 May 2017) On 5 May, police attached to the Interior Ministry of Planning and Urban Development, alongside joint forces of the riot police and National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) demolished the Church of Christ in Soba area, Khartoum. The gathering rooms for youth and another for women were …

This report examines the use of torture by Sudanese security agents from 2011 to 2015. Sudanese security agents implicated include the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), National Police Service, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Torture is used by security agents for, among other …

(28 April 2017) On 9 April 2017 three civilians, including two children, were killed and nine injured when joint forces of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Central Reserve Forces (CRF), and Rapid Support Forces, led by the Governor of El Geneina, El Tahir Abdul Rahman Bahri Eldien, fired into a …

Mohamed Badawi is the Monitoring Programme Director at ACJPS. This article was originally published in Albaeed online newspaper بقلم : محمد بدوي أستشرفت دزلة قامبيا في 17 يناير 2017 م تاريخا جديدا بطي صفحة  دكتاتورية الإسلام السياسي  برحيل الرئيس السابق يحيي جامع ، التي إمتدت فترة  حكمة في الفترة من …

Written by Catherine Komuhangi. Catherine is a human rights lawyer and works as a legal program officer at ACJPS. Sudan is currently conducting a national dialogue that has, among other things, discussed the amendment of the powers of the National Security and Intelligence Service (NISS). Article 151 (3) of the 2005 …

This issue of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor covers March-April 2016. The issue provides a detailed account of human rights violations documented by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) during that period. It discusses the following: absence of justice for the victims of the September 2013 protests; …

The right to freedom of expression in Sudan has deteriorated rapidly in recent years. The Government of Sudan has increased the use of its security apparatus, particularly the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), to conduct censorship of information deemed to be critical of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) …

(31 March 2017) Freedom of religion and belief continues to come under fire by the Government of Sudan, despite constitutional guarantees included in the 2005 Interim National Constitution (INC) and the country’s regional and international human rights commitments. Faith communities and their places of worship are often subjected to harassment …

For a PDF version of the statement, click here. Paris-Geneva-Kampala, March 8, 2017 – After twenty-four court sessions, the Khartoum Central Criminal Court sentenced human rights defenders Khalafalla Al-Afif Mukhtar, Midhat A. Hamdan and Mustafa Adam to one-year imprisonment and a fine. The three men were released on time served …