Tag Archives: Human Rights

(28 November 2023) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented an incident on 19 November 2023, where the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) engaged in a gunfight at the SAF base in Eldien town also known as Division 20 injuring …

14 November 2023  There have been  significant developments on both the political and the human rights levels in Sudan during the past couple of months. In particular, the past few weeks have witnessed movements by the Rapid Support Forces to focus on the Darfur region, with the aim of using …

(19 July 2023) Africa Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern about the emerging trend of violation of freedom of worship by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan. ACJPS has documented incidents where sixteen mosques were partially …

(28 June 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) would like to express deep concern about the safety and security of human rights defenders in Elgenina, West Darfur. Eight human rights defenders whose names have been withheld for their safety have been targeted in Elgenina since the armed …

(23 April, 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) reiterates its call to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately end the violent armed conflict that has resulted to deaths, injuries and displacement. Both military factions must ensure that peace is restored …

FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Oral statement during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council during the Enhanced Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update, mandated in resolution 50/1, on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, with the participation of the designated Expert (3 …

This report is based on research conducted onsite in South Sudan by internationally trained local monitors working for a national human rights organization. The monitors and the organization must remain anonymous given present security concerns. The information reported meets the threshold for initiating an investigation before a judicial mechanism, as …

(12 January 2018) The Government of Sudan has responded to widespread disgruntlement over recent austerity measures by arresting and detaining opposition political party members, activists and individuals; censoring newspapers by seizing their daily-print runs prior to distribution and use of force (including firing live ammunition) to disperse protests. The African …

(8 January 2018) The Government of Sudan must condemn in the strongest terms the excessive use of force by its police and security forces in El Geneina, West Darfur on Sunday 7 January and conduct an immediate independent and impartial investigation into the death of one student and injury of …

(7 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is seriously concerned for the safety of a Darfurian student who has been detained incommunicado and without charge for two weeks by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Khartoum. No reasons were given for his arrest …