The following is a joint press release from the Al-Khatim Adlan Centre for Enlightenment & Human Development (KACE), African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, the Darfur Bar Association, the International Refugee Rights Initiative, Sudan Consortium, the Sudan Democracy First Group, and the Sudan Social Development Organisation (SUDO) UK. To read …

1 November 14, 2016 To the Presidents of African States Parties to the International Criminal Court, We write to commend your government for its membership and support for the International Criminal Court, and to encourage your government to offer greater support to the court in the wake of the withdrawals …

(10 November 2016) Since 31 October, fourteen doctors participating in a strike coordinated by the Sudanese Doctors’ Central Committee (SDCC) have been detained incommunicado without any known charges by Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). Twelve are currently being held in Khartoum Bahri at the Political Department of the …

This letter is available in English and French. An Open Letter to H.E. Mme. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, from South Sudanese and International Non-Governmental Organizations Cc: Ambassador Smail Chergui, Chairperson, AU Peace and Security Council CC: Alpha Oumar Konare, AU High Representative for South Sudan 1 November …

Hon. Commissioner Faith Pansy Tlakula Chairperson African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 59th Ordinary Session Banjul, The Gambia Banjul, 23 October 2016 Dear Commissioner Tlakula, Re: Call for an independent international investigation into the use of chemical weapons and other serious violations of international humanitarian law in Darfur The …

Victims’ Advocates Urge Reconsideration, Support for Court  (Johannesburg, October 22, 2016) – South Africa’s announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a slap in the face for victims of the most serious crimes and should be reconsidered, African groups and international organizations with a presence in Africa said …

Human Rights Council – 33rd session Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan Oral statement Mr. President, Mr. Independent Expert, FIDH and its member organisations, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the Sudanese Human Rights Monitor …

Human Rights Council: 33rd Session Oral Statement by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) 28th September 2016 Delivered by Manon Karatas Thank you M President, Our organisations, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders …

Sudan:  No Justice for Protester Killings UN Should Press Sudan to Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible (Nairobi, September 22, 2016) – Sudanese authorities have yet to provide justice to victims of a violent crackdown on anti-austerity protesters in Khartoum in September 2013, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), …

To read the PDF versions, click here. FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights and its member organization for Sudan African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) Geneva, Kampala, 21 September 2016: Sudan’s failure to accept key recommendations made during its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has confirmed the …