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14 February 2018 TO: UN Human Rights Committee; UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David Kaye; UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mr. Aristide Nononsi; UN …

(7 February 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has continued to receive information on more arbitrary arrests and detention of individuals, post-print censorship of newspapers, release of detainees, criminal charges against peaceful protestors, constitutional petition challenging the continued arbitrary detention of individuals in connection with the crackdown …

(22 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of 79 individuals who are currently detained incommunicado following a recent government crackdown in response to popular protests against increase in prices of basic commodities that have occurred across Sudan since the …

(9 January 2018) On 7-9 January 2018, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited Khartoum’s printing houses and confiscated the entire print runs of six newspapers without giving reasons. This morning, Almidan newspaper was prevented by the NISS from distributing its daily print runs without any rationale. On 8 January …

(3 December 2017) Officials of the National Intelligence and Security Services have continued to subject newspapers to post-print censorship. Since African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies’ last press release on post-print censorship of 6 newspapers, the NISS has continued to prevent the distribution of daily print runs of 4 newspapers …

(30 November 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has documented 5 incidents of post-print censorship carried out by officials of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) against five (6 media houses in the month of November. ACJPS has also documented a two-day suspension that was imposed on …

(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 …

You can view the Arabic version of this press release here. Sudan lacks conducive environment for the conduct of free and fair elections   (12 April 2015) Sudan’s national general elections will begin on 13 April 2015. For the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the International Federation …

Continued detention and harassment of political opposition party members and activists despite Presidential pledge to cease detentions and open up dialogue (19 June 2014) Sudanese authorities continue to subject independent activists and political opposition party members to arbitrary arrest and detention a little over two months after President Omar al …

(24 February 2014) On 20 February 2014, Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited printing houses and issued a verbal order preventing the distribution of printed copies of three daily independent newspapers. Aakhir Lahza, Al Ehram Alyoum and Alwatan newspapers were each prevented from distributing printed copies of their …