African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies ACJPS | المركز الافريقي لدراسات العدالة و السلام
(22 September 2015) On 21 September 2015 the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) made a stakeholder submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Sudan 2016. The submission details human rights developments in Sudan, including legal …
Read More »Mass censorship of Khartoum newspapers during official visit of human rights experts
(26 May 2015) On the morning of 25 May, Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited Khartoum’s printing houses and confiscated the entire print runs of ten newspapers without giving reasons. The security agency also gave verbal orders for the indefinite suspension of four of the papers. Although no …
Read More »Open letter concerning the arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detentions of Dr Amin Mekki Medani, Mr Farouq Abu Eissa, and Dr Farah Ibrahim Mohamed Alagar
19 December 2014 To: AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, MS REINE ALAPINI-GANSOU; SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION, MS FAITH PANSY TLAKULA; COMMISSIONER ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN SUDAN, MR LAWRENCE MUTE UNITED NATIONS: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF …
Read More »Oral Statement delivered to Human Rights Council during Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan
(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 …
Read More »Join our Campaign to Tell the United Nations #HRC27 that #Sudan Needs Stronger Human Rights Monitoring
(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 …
Read More »NGO Letter and Briefing Regarding Human Rights Situation in Sudan at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council
(30 July 2014) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), together with 25 Sudanese, regional and international organisations, has sent a letter to permanent representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council urging them to ensure that the serious and widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian …
Read More »NGO Letter Regarding Human Rights Situation in Sudan at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 18 July 2014 RE: Human rights situation in Sudan at the 27thsession of the Human Rights Council Excellency, The undersigned organizations urge your delegation to recognize and respond to the gravity of the human rights …
Read More »Letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council Regarding the Renewal and Strengthening of the Special Procedure Mandate on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan
Permanent Representative of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council …
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