Investigate Allegations of Torture, Abuse (Nairobi, June 25, 2014) – The Sudanese government should immediately charge or release recently detained political activists, and investigate all allegations that they have  been subjected to torture and ill-treatment, the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the …

(13 June 2014) Next month the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review Sudan’s progress implementing its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Committee will assess, amongst other things, Sudan’s compliance guaranteeing the right to life, the right to be free from torture and …

(26 May 2014) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) continues to document targeted attacks on civilians in South Darfur after a brutal counter-insurgency campaign led by the Government’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the state has subsided. On 14 May four civilians, including one child, were …

(15 May 2014) Al-Haj Yousef Criminal Court in Khartoum Bahri today confirmed the sentence of 100 lashings and the death penalty by hanging against 27-year old Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, a Christian woman convicted for adultery and apostasy on 11 May. The penalties were confirmed after Ms. Ibrahim, who is in her …

It is with deep sorrow that the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies informs you that the founder, Executive Director and dear friend, Osman Hummaida, died of natural causes yesterday on Thursday 17 April at Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. His wife Azza, sister Nadia and friend Mohamed …

March 6, 2014 H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Chairperson, African Union Commission Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CC: Members of the Peace and Security Council CC: Members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Your Excellency, We write as a group of South Sudanese and international non-governmental organizations to request further …

(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 …

(21 February 2014) The Sudanese authorities must investigate the death of one prisoner and serious injuries sustained by four others at Ardamata prison, West Darfur, following the firing of live ammunition by prison guards to quell a disturbance. At around 9am on 19 February 2014, a sentry guard reportedly sighted …

(14 February 2014) The past month has seen a surge in government restrictions on the freedom of the media and freedom of expression in Sudan. Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) have prevented the distribution of printed copies of four independent newspapers, and suspended their operation indefinitely. The NISS …

(4 October 2013) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defender Project (EHAHRDP) are deeply concerned for the safety of 23 human rights defenders who are amongst over 800 people who have been arrested in connection with anti-austerity and …