Publications

Kampala, Paris, (23 October 2014) ACJPS and FIDH call upon Sudanese authorities to immediately grant access to six people who have been detained incommunicado and without charge since their arrests by Sudanese security services on 2 and 3 October 2014 in Abu Jehiba town, South Kordofan state. There are concerns …

Scores of activists detained incommunicado and at risk (26 September 2014) At least 59 people, including scores of well-known youth and political activists, have been arrested from the streets, cafes and private homes of Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri and Omdurman since 20 September. The arrests have been made by Sudan’s security …

(24 September 2014) Oral Statement delivered to Human Rights Council during Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan Human Rights Council – 27th session Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan Mr. President, Mr. Independent …

(23 September 2014) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) continues to document serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Sudan’s conflict regions. On 1 September 2014 the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Popular Defence Forces (PDF) attacked Samsorah village, near to Bao locality, …

FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights ACJPS – African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (22 September 2014) Tomorrow, 23 September 2014, will mark the one year anniversary of the outbreak of demonstrations in cities throughout Sudan that were sparked by the lifting of fuel subsidies the day before, …

(12 September 2014) Between Monday 15 September and Friday 19 September, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and partners are running a twitter campaign highlighting human rights violations around Sudan and calling members of the UN Human Rights Council at …

(4 September 2014) We, the undersigned, call on members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to immediately impose a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan. We also call on IGAD to issue a communiqué requesting the United Nations (UN) Security Council to adopt a resolution imposing a comprehensive international arms …

(3 September 2014) We, the undersigned African civil society organisations and international organisations with a presence in Africa working on human rights and criminal justice, join together to express our deep dismay and opposition to the recent adoption by African Union (AU) member heads of states, at the 23rd AU summit, …

(3 September 2014) The brutal suppression of protest in Sudan must end, and members of the security forces responsible for killing, injuring, and torturing protesters must be held to account, said Amnesty International and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) in a report published today. The report, Excessive and deadly: …

(3 September 2014) Excessive and Deadly: The use of disproportionate force, arbitrary detention and torture against protestors in Sudan is a joint report by Amnesty International and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS). Over the past two years, a deteriorating economy and other austerity measures have fuelled popular …