African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies ACJPS | المركز الافريقي لدراسات العدالة و السلام
(29 November 2011) On 28 November 2011, Judge Altyeb Alamin Elbashir of the Special Criminal Court in North Darfur sentenced seven individuals to death and ordered them crucified following their execution. The purpose of crucifixion is to draw attention to their crimes. The group, affiliated with the Justice and Equality …
Read More »Sudanese Government Continues to Crackdown on the Freedom of Religion and Expression
(3 November 2011) On 8 September Suleman Aboulgasim Musa and 17 of his followers were charged with apostasy under Article 126 of the 1991 Criminal Act. The arrests and charging of these individuals are part of an increasing crackdown on the freedom of religion and expression within Sudan. The government …
Read More »Sudanese Government Continues to Crackdown on the Freedom of Religion and Expression
(3 November 2011) On 8 September Suleman Aboulgasim Musa and 17 of his followers were charged with apostasy under Article 126 of the 1991 Criminal Act. The arrests and charging of these individuals are part of an increasing crackdown on the freedom of religion and expression within Sudan. The government …
Read More »129 People Charged with Apostasy in South Khartoum: Maximum Sentence is the Death Penalty
(14 September 2011) On 29 July 2011, 150 people were arrested by police in Hay Mayo, South Khartoum. All are members of the Hausa ethnic group and from Darfur. While 21 individuals (children and the elderly) were immediately released, 129 were subsequently charged with apostasy, disturbance of the public peace, …
Read More »Closure of Newspapers in Khartoum Hinders the Freedom of Expression
Different Tactics, Same Goal: Closure of Newspapers in Khartoum Hinders the Freedom of Expression, a joint report by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies and Journalists for Human Rights Contact: Osman Hummaida, Executive Director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) Phone: +44 7956095738 E-mail: …
Read More »Sudan- Blue Nile Civilians at Risk, Peace Prospects Diminishing
(3 September 2011) On the 28th and 29th of August, the Sudanese ruling National Congress Party (NCP) moved significant military forces – comprised of Popular Defense Forces (PDF), national security, and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) – with heavy military equipment intoBlue Nile state. Blue Nile state is one of the contentious “three areas” claimed by both the Sudan …
Read More »Sudan’s National Security Re-arrests Detainees Released by Local Courts
(22 August 2011) On 17 August, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Nyala, South Darfur, re-arrested Abdalla Haron Adam and Salah Babiker immediately after the Nyala Court ordered that they be released. Mr. Adam is a university graduate and member of the Maasalit ethnic group, and Mr. Babiker …
Read More »Journalists Reporting on Sexual Violence against Women Face Criminal Charges
Contact: Osman Hummaida, Executive Director Phone: +44 7956 095738 E-mail: osman@acjps.org (3 June 2011) On 29 May, proceedings brought by the prosecutor of the Press and Publications Court against Professor Omar el Gerai, a journalist and activist, and Abdallah Sheikh, the editor of Ajras Alhurria, began in Al Shemali Court …
Read More »Sudan’s National Security Re-arrests Detainees Released by Local Courts
(22 August 2011) On 17 August, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Nyala, South Darfur, re-arrested Abdalla Haron Adam and Salah Babiker immediately after the Nyala Court ordered that they be released. Mr. Adam is a university graduate and member of the Maasalit ethnic group, and Mr. Babiker …
Read More »Targeting of Opposition-affiliated Journalists and Censorship of 30 January Demonstrations Continues
Contact: Osman Hummaida, Executive Director Phone: +44 7956 095738 E-mail: osman@acjps.org (5 February 2011) Following the mass mobilisation of activists in the 30 January demonstrations organised in Khartoum, Omdurman, Wad Medani, and Kosti by the “Youth for 30 January Change Alliance”, the capacity of opposition-affiliated newspapers to report on …
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