(29 July 2022) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has continued to monitor the continued crackdown on pro-democracy protests including killing of civilians and other human rights violations across Sudan since 25 October 2021. In this report, ACJPS gives an update on various incidents resulting in serious …
Read More »Sudan: Four Christians charged with Apostasy in Central Darfur
(10 July 2022) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls upon the Sudanese authorities to stop the judicial harassment of Christian citizens. Authorities must ensure the respect for religious rights and guarantee individual’s freedom of religious creed and worship as provided for in the Constitutional Declaration and …
Read More »20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING FOR ADULTERY
(9 July 2022) On 26 June 2022, presiding judge Haroun Adam of Kosti criminal court in White Nile State sentenced to death by stoning, Ms. Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, a 20-year-old after she was found guilty of violating article 146 (2) (adultery) of the Sudanese Penal Code 1991. The sentence is …
Read More »Sudan: Military authorities must immediately stop the use of force against protestors
(1 July 2022) Khartoum, Nairobi, Paris. On June 30, the anniversary day of the seizure of power by former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir in 1989, the Sudanese people once again expressed, in the streets, their deep desire to end the military dictatorship. As they reiterate their demands, the deadly repression …
Read More »Legal program intern
(30 June 2022) African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is currently looking for a Legal program intern to join our team. Being employed at ACJPS means joining a staff committed to the protection and promotion of human rights in Sudan. Our staff includes international and Sudanese human rights …
Read More »West Darfur: Two human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in Beida locality
(25 June 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the increased targeting of human rights defenders by security operatives in Sudan since the coup of 25th October 2021. In this release, ACJPS documents the arbitrary arrest and detention of two human rights defenders by …
Read More »REDRESS AND PARTNERS WELCOME ADOPTION OF FIRST AFRICAN INSTRUMENT TO END ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN AFRICA
Joint Press release 24 May 2022 – REDRESS together with partner organizations Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), MENA Rights Group, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the adoption of the first African instrument aimed to eradicate and prevent …
Read More »Urgent call for investigations into the killing of 21 people in Abyi area
(24 May 2022) the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the continued inter-tribal attacks between the between Dinka and Messeria tribes in Abyi area located at the border between Sudan and South Sudan. These attacks have resulted into the killing and injuring of several …
Read More »Sudan: Two political opposition leaders arbitrarily detained for a day by Sudanese authorities
(21 May 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern about the continued arbitrary arrest and detention of political opposition leaders and other activists in Sudan by security agencies. On 19 May 2022, Mr. Saleh Mahmoud Osman was arrested by General Intelligence Service (GIS) at 01:40pm …
Read More »516 Resolution on the worsening human rights situation in Sudan following the October 25 coup d’état – ACHPR/Res.516 (LXX)
(4 April 2022) The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), meeting in its 70th Ordinary Session, held virtually from 23 February to 9 March 2022 Recalling its mandate to promote and protect human and peoples’ rights in Africa, in accordance with Article 45 of the African Charter …
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