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Introduction Women have been pioneers throughout Sudanese social and political history. Tireless campaigns by female activists have helped women achieve their deserved recognition and go on to defend the human rights of others. At the turn of the twentieth century, Babikir Badri campaigned for women’s right to education and triumphed, …

The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has documented a number of incidents where Sudanese authorities have interfered with the exercise of media freedom and free expression in the months of May and June 2018. On three occasions, the authorities confiscated printed copies of three Sudanese daily newspapers without …

(16 April 2018) On 10 April 2018, about four days to the scheduled visit of the UN Independent Expert on Sudan, President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir issued a presidential decree ordering for the release of all political detainees. Following the announcement, individuals detained during the January/February 2018 anti-austerity protests were released …

(9 March 2018) Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate the reported torture and custodial death of Mr. Ajack Hamid and reported torture of seven other individuals whilst being detained by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Neem Higairat in West Kordofan state, on suspicion of committing a robbery around Heglig …

(23 February 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcomes the announcement of the release of 80 political detainees but remains concerned that dozens more are still being held incommunicado, without charge or trial. ACJPS is aware of at least 71 detainees still under NISS custody who were …

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 …

(10 September 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of 30 children between 15 and 17 years of age who were forcibly returned to Eritrea by the Sudanese authorities on 29 August. The children were part of a group of 66 …