13 April 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council Member States, H.E. Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, African Union Commission, H.E. President Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned Sudanese and African civil society organizations, write with deep …
Read More »Urgent safety concern for activist Sandra Kodouda kidnapped in Sudan
(13 April 2015) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of Sudanese activist Dr. Sandra Faroug Kodouda. Dr. Kodouda was forcibly taken from her car by a group of unidentified men in Omdurman, Khartoum, at around 5pm on Sunday 12 April. She …
Read More »Detentions, civil society closures, media restrictions on eve of Sudan elections
You can view the Arabic version of this press release here. Sudan lacks conducive environment for the conduct of free and fair elections (12 April 2015) Sudan’s national general elections will begin on 13 April 2015. For the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the International Federation …
Read More »Joint ACJPS/FIDH Op-ed: Sudan, another five years of a bloody regime?
This joint op-ed was published in English by Africa Report, and in French by Le Monde. The French translation is at the bottom of this page. Sudan’s 13 April Presidential and parliamentary elections, the second to be held since a military coup d’État brought Omar al Bashir to power in …
Read More »Sudan Human Rights Monitor Issue 27
This issue of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor covers December 2014 – January 2015. The Monitoring Report provides a detailed account of human rights violations documented by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) including a rise in freedom of expression, association, and assembly violations in January 2015. Press censorship …
Read More »Joint Q and A by FIDH and ACJPS on the 10th Anniversary of the Darfur Referral to the ICC
The ICC and Sudan : Questions & Answers Paris, Kampala, 31 March 2015 – On the 10th anniversary of the UN Security Council referral of the situation in Darfur, Sudan, to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and six years after the issuance of an international arrest warrant for President Omar Al-Bashir, FIDH …
Read More »23 NGOs call on AU to halt support to Sudan’s elections in line with the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
27 March 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia H.E. Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, African Union Commission, H.E. President Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel, Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security member states, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned Sudanese, African and Arab civil society organizations, wish to …
Read More »South Sudan: Seventy-six organizations call for publication of AU Inquiry Report as deadline for peace passes
6 March 2015 The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) should immediately consider, publish and disseminate the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations and abuses committed in South Sudan said 76 organizations in an open letter to the 15 PSC member states. In …
Read More »Sharp increase in media restrictions 5 weeks before Sudanese General Elections
(26 February 2015) Just over a month before the scheduled General Elections on 2 April 2015, Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) have escalated restrictions on print media in Sudan. The restrictions are believed to be a tactic by the NISS to circumscribe the already restrictive space for the …
Read More »African Commission should call on Sudan to release prominent activists facing stiff penalties in national security trial
(20 February 2015) Africa’s main human rights body should call on Sudan to ensure the prompt release of two well-known activists who face an unfair trial on 23 February 2015 on charges that carry harsh penalties including life imprisonment, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), REDRESS, the International …
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