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(11 December 2018) Media freedom is increasingly challenged in Sudan in spite of the clear protection provided in the country’s Interim National Constitution of 2005. The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) have continued to censor information deemed to have crossed the red-lines and newspapers affiliated with the ruling party …

Denying a child citizenship based on the origin of her father is discrimination, Sudan should urgently grant nationality to Ms Iman Hassan Benjamin and should amend the Nationality law.  (10 December 2018) In May 2018, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACEWRC) issued a …

This report addresses how the Sudanese authorities demolished non-Muslim places of worship in light of Sudan’s national, regional and international human rights obligations. It also examines how religious leaders were prevented from legally registering their places of worship and how ownership of their property was arbitrarily transferred to the government …

(5 November 2018) ​The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls upon Sudanese authorities to urgently investigate the death of​ Mr. Fathi Ali Mohamed Hamamd ​who died at ​Alobid​ police station in ​North Kordofan state ​on 24 October 2018. ​Torture and other ill-treatment are absolutely prohibited under international …

JOINT PRESS RELEASE – THE OBSERVATORY / ACJPS                                                                                      …

During the reporting period (20 May 2017 to November 2017), numerous developments contributing to the deterioration of security took place in Darfur. Approximately 414 members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias and armed opposition movements were killed and 331 wounded. In May 2017, 234 members of armed movements were …

Before and after the secession of South Sudan in July 2011, Sudan was and still is one of the destinations for illegal immigrants and a crossing point for asylum seekers. Sudan’s common borders with Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt and Libya are used as crossing gates …

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 …

The PDF version of this letter is available in English, French, and Arabic. To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, Switzerland 7 September 2016 Re: Current human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan Excellency, Our organisations write to you in advance of the …

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 …