(18 May 2016) During the second week of May, the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) confiscated the independent daily Algareeda newspaper five times without giving any official reason. Printed copies of the newspaper were confiscated by the NISS on 9 and 10 May 2016. The newspaper was allowed to publish on …

French translation follows text of letter below. 3 May 2016 To: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) ACHPR Commissioner on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan, Mr Lawrence Mute Government of Sudan UN Human Rights Council UN Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in Sudan, Mr …

(31 March 2016) The efforts of the Government of Sudan to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country is unacceptable and shows blatant contempt not just for human rights defenders in Sudan, but to human rights standards and the …

(8 March 2016) In February 2015, Sudan passed a number of amendments to the 1991 Criminal Act, including long-awaited amendments concerning rape and sexual violence. An amendment to Article 149 (rape) changed the legal definition of rape, and a new article 151 (3) was introduced, providing a new offence of …

(10 February 2016) Sudan should stop the brutal suppression of protest and hold to account the security forces responsible for killing, injuring, and torturing protesters throughout the country. A group of 15 female protestors were beaten with wooden batons by members of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on …

Sudan’s security forces conduct arbitrary arrests, use excessive force and beat students in El Geneina (8 February 2016) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned about new reports of arbitrary detention, custodial violence and excessive use of force by the Sudanese authorities in El Geneina, …

  (17 December 2015) On 26 November 2015 the Special Criminal Court on the Events in Darfur, currently housed by the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court, sentenced eighteen members of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army – Mini Minawi (SLA-MM) to death for a number of offences, including crimes against the state …

(2 December 2015) A group of 27 people, including at least three children, are currently on trial for the crime of apostasy before a Khartoum court, accused of following a form of Islam which strictly follows the text of the Qur’an and rejects the religious authority of the Hadith (narratives …

  Memorandum to African States Parties of the International Criminal Court  for the Assembly of States Parties 14th Session In 2015 important developments took place in investigations and examinations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Africa and outside Africa, and with Africa’s relationship with the ICC. As the Assembly …

Below is the oral statement delivered by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) during the official agenda item “NGO statements on the human rights situation in Africa” during the 57th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. 57th …