(22 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of 79 individuals who are currently detained incommunicado following a recent government crackdown in response to popular protests against increase in prices of basic commodities that have occurred across Sudan since the …
Read More »South Kordofan: Students from Aldalang University arbitrarily arrested after SAF officer shot two students to death
(18 January 2018) The African Centre of Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is concerned for the safety and well-being of students from Aldalang University in South Kordofan who have been arbitrarily arrested after joint security forces (National Intelligence and Security Services, Military Intelligence, Sudan Armed Forces and Police) raided the …
Read More »Urgent call for investigation into the custodial death of a Pharmacist whilst NISS detention in South Darfur
(16 January 2018) Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate the torture and custodial death of a Pharmacist and alleged ill-treatment and torture of five others accused of misusing emergency drugs at Giraida hospital and selling them to private pharmacies. On 10 January 2018 at 9 AM, six medical professionals attached to Giraida …
Read More »18 individuals arbitrarily detained in the wake of anti-austerity protests throughout Sudan
(12 January 2018) The Government of Sudan has responded to widespread disgruntlement over recent austerity measures by arresting and detaining opposition political party members, activists and individuals; censoring newspapers by seizing their daily-print runs prior to distribution and use of force (including firing live ammunition) to disperse protests. The African …
Read More »8 newspapers prevented from distribution by NISS amidst protests against recent austerity measures
(9 January 2018) On 7-9 January 2018, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited Khartoum’s printing houses and confiscated the entire print runs of six newspapers without giving reasons. This morning, Almidan newspaper was prevented by the NISS from distributing its daily print runs without any rationale. On 8 January …
Read More »Sudanese forces fire live ammunition at student protesters killing one student and injuring six others in El Geneina, West Darfur
(8 January 2018) The Government of Sudan must condemn in the strongest terms the excessive use of force by its police and security forces in El Geneina, West Darfur on Sunday 7 January and conduct an immediate independent and impartial investigation into the death of one student and injury of …
Read More »Immediate safety concern for a Darfurian student detained incommunicado in unknown location for two weeks
(7 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is seriously concerned for the safety of a Darfurian student who has been detained incommunicado and without charge for two weeks by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Khartoum. No reasons were given for his arrest …
Read More »Two community leaders detained incommunicado by NISS in Port Sudan, Red Sea state
(5 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies is concerned about the safety and well-being of two community leaders from Port Sudan, Red Sea state who are being held incommunicado by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) of Port Sudan. The two leaders have been in …
Read More »Report on Human Rights Situation in Sudan December 16-December 17
Since late 2016 and throughout 2017, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented continued abuses against civilians, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur. Arbitrary detentions and judicial harassment of peaceful protesters and human rights defenders amidst a campaign of civil …
Read More »Government allied militia gang rape a 16-year-old girl and a woman in Nertiti, Central Darfur state
(19 December 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls for urgent steps to be taken to investigate and hold to account the perpetrators of a gang rape of a 16-year-old girl and a woman who reported the incident to the police in Nertiti, Central Darfur. Sudanese authorities …
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