Sudan: UN Security Council and States Must Cooperate with ICC on Darfur Investigation and Arrest Warrants The Hague, New York, 30 June 2015 – On 29 June 2015, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered her twenty-first report on the situation in Darfur, Sudan to the United Nations …

(26 June 2015) On the international day in support of torture survivors, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls on the Government of Sudan to take necessary steps to end its use of torture, including by reforming Sudanese laws to bring them in line with international standards …

17 June 2015 – The willful non-compliance by the South African government of a high court order preventing the departure of Sudan President Omar Al Bahir is cause for grave concern for the rule of law in the country. FIDH, ACJPS and LHR were alarmed that despite the court order …

(17 June 2015) Since April 2015, three villages in Blue Nile, primarily comprised of members of the Ingessana ethnic group, have been burned to the ground by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in an apparent attempt to forcibly displace communities perceived to support the rebel Sudanese Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM-N). …

Job Description Job Title: Legal Programme Intern, African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) REPORTING TO: Legal Programme Coordinator BENEFITS: 22 days annual leave, in addition to Ugandan public holidays. LOCATION: Kampala, Uganda. General Purpose of the Job: The Legal Programme intern is responsible for assisting the Legal Programme …

(2 June 2015) Two South Sudanese pastors are currently on trial in Khartoum for criminal charges which carry the death penalty under Sudan’s 1991 Penal Code after making public remarks criticizing a corruption scandal at a Khartoum Church and the treatment of Christians in Sudan. The two men Yad Michael, …

(26 May 2015) On the morning of 25 May, Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited Khartoum’s printing houses and confiscated the entire print runs of ten newspapers without giving reasons. The security agency also gave verbal orders for the indefinite suspension of four of the papers. Although no …

(25 May 2015) Three men in Sudan are at risk of court-ordered amputation of the right hand from the wrist after being convicted of capital theft in an unfair trial before a Darfur court. The three convicted men, Mohamed Hassan Abdallah Mohamed, 19 years of age, Daoud Yousif Mohamed Hassan …

(12 May 2015) Sudan has continued to detain and intimidate human rights defenders and political opponents in the wake of its national elections that saw the re-election of President Omar al Bashir with 94% of the vote. Prominent human rights defender Jaafar Khidir was detained without charge for three days …

(1 May 2015) In early April, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) documented a chain of targeted attacks on civilians around the capital of Blue Nile state by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). On 7 April the SPLM-N attacked …