Another letter was also sent to the President of China, Mr Xi Jinping, and the Vice President, Li Yuanchao. 29 August 2015 To:Mr. Ban Ki Moon, United Nations Secretary General His Excellency Amado Boudou, Vice President of Argentina His Excellency Dragan Čović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, King of …
Read More »FIDH and ACJPS: Sudan: UN Security Council and States Must Cooperate with ICC on Darfur Investigation and Arrest Warrants
Sudan: UN Security Council and States Must Cooperate with ICC on Darfur Investigation and Arrest Warrants The Hague, New York, 30 June 2015 – On 29 June 2015, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered her twenty-first report on the situation in Darfur, Sudan to the United Nations …
Read More »Al Bashir’s escape: South African government should be held accountable for flouting court orders
17 June 2015 – The willful non-compliance by the South African government of a high court order preventing the departure of Sudan President Omar Al Bahir is cause for grave concern for the rule of law in the country. FIDH, ACJPS and LHR were alarmed that despite the court order …
Read More »South Africa must enforce the ICC arrest warrants against Omar Al Bashir
(15 June 2015) Pretoria, Paris, Kampala – Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the order issued yesterday by the High court in Pretoria to prevent the departure of the President of Sudan and wanted fugitive …
Read More »In memory of Osman Hummaida, Sudanese human rights champion, 1962-2014
(17 April 2015) Today marks the one-year anniversary since the untimely passing of Osman Hummaida, Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), friend and mentor to countless human rights defenders around the world. Osman worked tirelessly in support of human rights and social justice …
Read More »Rights groups welcome African Commission’s decision to uphold complaint of human rights defenders tortured in Sudan
(19 February 2015) The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and REDRESS welcome the decision Africa’s main human rights treaty body has made which recognises Sudan’s obligation to protect …
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