(16 July 2020) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls on the Sudan Transitional Government to urgently investigate the killing of 12 peaceful protesters and injury of 14 others that occurred on 13 July 2020 in Fata Borno near Kotoum City in North Darfur state. The Transitional …
Read More »Darfur: Sudanese authorities must urgently put in place measures to protect civilians from arbitrary attacks by armed militias
(15 June 2020) African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern with the surge of targeted attacks against civilians in Darfur since late May 2020. ACJPS has documented four incidents involving attacks on civilians in five villages in the states of Central, North and South Darfur that left …
Read More »Transfer of Ali Kushayb to ICC: A Significant Step Toward Accountability in Darfur
International Federation for Human Rights African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies Sudan Human Rights Monitor Paris, Khartoum, Kampala, 10 June 2020 — FIDH, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), and the Sudan Human Rights Monitor (SHRM) welcome the transfer of former Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, to …
Read More »Sudan: Continued violations of human rights by the Sudanese Armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces
(14 May 2020) On April 12 2019, thousands of Sudanese across the country and in diaspora celebrated the release of hundreds of the detainees arrested for actual or indirect participation in the protest that led to the ousting of former president Omar al Bashir after 30 years of ruling. Many …
Read More »Sudan: Armed militias attacks Tamur Jameel village, North East Zalingi in Central Darfur state
(4 May 2020) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented attacks perpetrated against civilian targets in central Darfur State by the Sudanese Armed militias. The attack took place on 21 April 2020 at about 2:00pm in the village of Tamur Jameel, North East Zalingi town. At …
Read More »Central Darfur state: A minor raped by an officer of the Sudanese Armed Forces
The 17-year-old girl was raped at gunpoint by the military officer in her house in Tour village, Central Darfur state (2 May 2020) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls for urgent steps to be taken to investigate and hold to account the perpetrator of rape of a …
Read More »Sudan: An urgent call to protect internally displaced persons from COVID- 19 threat
Sudan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic must include everyone, including those forced by internal insecurity to flee their homes. (20 April 2020) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned about the potential impact that COVID-19 could have on the already vulnerable thousands of Sudanese internally displaced …
Read More »Sudan: Free border guard detainees and review the condition of detention centers to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amongst the prison population
(9 April 2020) African Center for Justice and peace Studies (ACJPS) welcomes the release of 4,217 male prisoners from Al-Huda prison located in the city of Omdurman, twin city of the capital Khartoum on 26 March 2020. Their release came after the Sudan Sovereign Council passed a resolution on 23 March …
Read More »Sudan: Urgent call to the Transitional government to amend the National Security Act, 2010
Harmonizing the NSA in line with the 2019 Constitutional Charter will ensure legal clarity on the roles, obligations and accountability by the NISS (31 January 2020) African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls on the Transitional government to urgently amend the National Security Act (NSA) 2010 and ensure …
Read More »Remembering Dr. Amin Makki Madani, a pioneer of Human Rights Movement in Sudan
(30 August 2019) August 31, 2019 will mark the one-year anniversary since the untimely passing of Dr Amin Makki Madani, a human rights lawyer, a member of African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies’ (ACJPS) International Board of Directors and one of the pioneers of human rights movement both in …
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