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Paris, 26 September 2019 – Nine Sudanese victims, supported by FIDH and Project Expedite Justice, have filed a criminal complaint today targeting BNP Paribas for alleged complicity in crimes against humanity, torture, and genocide that took place in Sudan, as well as financial offences. This complaint marks the first attempt …

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland 2 September 2019 Sudan: Ensuring a credible response by the UN Human Rights Council at its 42nd session. Excellencies, Ahead of the 42nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (“HRC” or …

(30 August 2019) August 31, 2019 will mark the one-year anniversary since the untimely passing of Dr Amin Makki Madani, a human rights lawyer, a member of African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies’ (ACJPS) International Board of Directors and one of the pioneers of human rights movement both in …

Joint Press Release (30 August 2019) On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, five leading human rights organisations are calling on African states to end the use of enforced disappearances and ensure justice and reparations for thousands of victims in Africa. For decades, thousands of people including …

(28 August 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcomes the recent commitment expressed by the Sudanese authorities towards accountability for gross human rights violations committed in the country with impunity for decades by signing a Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitionary period  that mandates the Sovereign …

(2 August 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls on the international community to urgently investigate the killing of six peaceful protesters that occurred on 29 July 2019 in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, Sudan. The international community, including the United Nations Human Rights Council …

22 July 2019 This report is based on the work of internationally trained local monitors on the ground in South Sudan working for a national human rights organization. Both these monitors and the organization must remain anonymous given present security concerns. The information reported meets the threshold for initiating an …

Authorities must ensure independent and effective investigations that include violations by RSF against protesters, and civilians in war regions (27 June 2019) Millions of Sudanese were hopeful for a regime change, and an end to decades of brutality by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following the ouster of former President, Omar al Bashir …

Khartoum, Kampala, The Hague, New York, 20 June 2019 Following the presentation of the 29th report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), FIDH, ACJPS and SHRM call on members of the UNSC, and the international community as a whole, to …

 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 …