محمد بدوي إغتصاب الأطفال و الضمير الإنساني جرائم الإغتصاب بشكلٍ عام تهز الضمير الإنساني، إقترانها بالإطفال، كضحايا، يُثير الغثيان ويُضاعف من الشعور العام بالوحشية لكونها تتم ضد أشخاص لا يستطيعون الدفاع عن أنفسهم، ظل الواقع السوداني يشهد تكراراً لنمط تلك الجرائم، اليسير منها يجد منفذاً للإعلام الإلكتروني مما يُعزّز من …
Read More »Sudan: Urgent Concern for Rights Defender on Hunger Strike Over Unlawful Detention
(14 February 2017) Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, a prominent Sudanese human rights defender, has been unlawfully detained for over two months, held by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) at Khartoum’s Kober Prison without charge or access to legal representation, 39 human rights groups and activists said. Dr. Mudawi, …
Read More »UPDATE: Female human rights defender joins individuals detained incommunicado following Sudan’s civil disobedience campaign; whereabouts of detainee still unknown
(16 January 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is currently aware of seventeen detainees currently held incommunicado by the Government of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). In particular, there are serious concerns regarding the well-being and treatment of human rights defender Tasneem Ahmed Taha …
Read More »Security deteriorates in West Darfur alongside attacks by Sudanese forces and local militias
(13 January 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented the deaths of eight civilians and one member of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in two separate incidents between 31 December 2016 – 5 January 2017 in Aljeel neigbourhood, Nertiti and Al Jabaleighbourhood in El Geneina, …
Read More »Joint NGO statement: Sudan: Prominent human rights defender detained incommunicado
(20 December 2016) A prominent Sudanese human rights defender (HRD), Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, is currently detained incommunicado by the country’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). Dr. Mudawi was arrested at the University of Khartoum, where he is a professor, on 7 December 2016 alongside his longtime driver, Adam …
Read More »Urgent concern for detainees held incommunicado amidst Sudan’s growing civil disobedience campaign
(15 December 2016) The Government of Sudan has responded to a growing civil disobedience campaign by arresting and detaining incommunicado at least forty two political opposition party leaders, activists, and individuals, including one prominent human rights defender, Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, and censoring newspapers by seizing their print editions prior …
Read More »Joint Communication to United Nations Special Procedures regarding TRACKs case in Sudan
To: United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Ms Agnes Callamard; Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr David Kaye; Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, …
Read More »17 members of the political opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) currently detained incommunicado
(1 December 2016) At least 17 members of the political opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) are currently detained without charge and access to their families and lawyers at National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) offices near Shande Bus Station in Khartoum. The detained SCP members were all arrested from 4 …
Read More »Ten civilians killed and 8 men held incommunicado following land access dispute between Masalit and Rizeigat ethnic groups in South Darfur
(29 November 2016) Since 8 November, ten civilians from the Masalit ethnic group have been killed, and 14 injured, following armed attacks on Masalit communities by Rizegat pastoralists in Gereida locality, South Darfur. The armed attacks were instigated over access to land to areas traditionally claimed by the Masalit ethic group. …
Read More »New ACJPS blog: Is the International Criminal Court an International Caucasian Court?
Written by Catherine Komuhangi. Catherine is a human rights lawyer and works as a legal program officer at ACJPS. Burundi and South Africa recently revealed that they would be withdrawing their membership from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Gambia announced at the end of October 2016 that it too, would soon …
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