Press Releases

(21 September 2022) The conflict in Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has driven an estimated 59,501 refugees into Sudan.[1] Most of these arrived in the early days of the war, but new refugee arrivals were recorded in early September following the resumption of hostilities in late August.[2] Most of …

(16 September 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned over the continued violation of rights of citizens by law enforcers in Sudan. In this release, ACJPS has documented an incident where 177 people were detained under the Emergency law after a tribal conflict. In another …

(15 September 2022) On 26th June, 2022, African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) together with Darfur Bar Association and Lawyers Democratic Front held a symposium at the Sudanese lawyers club in commemoration of the International Day against Torture in Sudan. The symposium was aimed at raising awareness of …

(15 September 2022) As the world commemorated the International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearance on 30th August, ACJPS together with OHCHR-Sudan and the Missing Initiative organised a public symposium & Exhibition on ED. Participants discussed the ratification of CPPED, challenges and opportunities after ratification and the role of civil society in …

(13 September 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) would like to draw the attention of Sudanese transitional authorities, South Sudanese Government, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyi, United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in …

(10 September 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the continued targeting of Sudanese citizens by authorities for their online activities. ACJPS has documented another incident where a human rights defender was arrested, tortured, and later charged with defamation under article 159 of the …

(23 August, 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls for urgent investigations into the deaths of Mr. Azrag Barnabas, a former Christian leader in Garsilla Church who died in November 2021 and his three children who died on 13 July 2022 under unclear and suspicious circumstances. The …

(22 August 2022) In July 2021, African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) received funding from the Embassy of France in Khartoum to implement an 18-month project on Supporting Transitional Justice in Sudan. The project aims at increasing awareness of the public, stakeholders, and civil society organizations to contribute …

 (4 August 2022) Background In 2018,  African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) developed a report focused on the implementation of anti-human trafficking laws in the east and horn of Africa.  The report resulted from a four-day forum on the implementation of anti-trafficking laws in the east and horn …

(1 August 2022) Between 15 and 17 July 2022, Sudan witnessed new pattern of violence that can to some extent be compared to the incidents of what happened in Rwanda in 1994. A tribal conflict broke out in Blue Nile, a state bordering South Sudan and Ethiopia, between members of …