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 Published by Annet Ajok Opimo, human rights lawyer 19 June 2019 The recent wave of enforced disappearances that have taken place in Sudan over the past seven months, particularly of peaceful protesters is deeply concerning and, calls for urgent action by both Sudanese authorities and the international community to end …

Joint Open Letter (16 April 2019) Excellency, We, the undersigned Sudanese, African and International civil society organizations write to express our solidarity with the people of Sudan who, over the past several months, have been calling for a peaceful, democratic transition. This effort has been endangered by the 11 April …

(Paris, Kampala) 12 April 2019 – FIDH and ACJPS consider that Omar Al-Bashir’s removal from power, ending his 30-year dictatorial regime, should pave the way to establish democracy and the rule of law in Sudan. Our organizations are deeply concerned by the statements made by the Vice President and Minister …

12 April 2019 South Sudan has experienced widespread human rights abuses and crimes, including a significant amount of sexual and gender-based violence coupled with ethnic violence, since the conflict began in December 2013. Since the start of the conflict, violence has escalated at an alarming rate across the country, resulting …

(15 March 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses its utmost concern over the physical safety and wellbeing of eight activists detained incommunicado without charge by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). The activists were arrested between December 2018 and February 2019 for actual or …

Joint press release Kampala, Paris, The Hague, 4 March 2019 – Ten years ago today, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a historic first arrest warrant against Omar Al-Bashir, sitting President of Sudan, for his alleged responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur, a region that …

— OPEN LETTER — 6 February 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council Member States, H.E. Chairperson Mr. Moussa Faki, African Union Commission, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned African civil society organisations, write with deep concern about the deterioration of the situation in Sudan. …

EU-LAS Summit Should Not Include Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (4 February 2019) Brussels-The European Union should state publicly that it will withdraw from an upcoming joint summit of the European Union and League of Arab States unless there is a guarantee that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a suspected war criminal, …

29 January 2019 Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Re: Civil society call on Human Rights Council to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission to establish the facts and circumstances of alleged human rights abuses committed in Sudan  Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned …

(24 January 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has continued to document a surge in media restrictions based on coverage of anti-government protests. ACJPS remains concerned for the well-being and physical safety of those who remain in detention, particularly those detained incommunicado following crackdowns on the …