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 …
Read More »North Kordofan: A man dies in police custody following allegations of Torture by police in Alobid police station.
(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 …
Read More »Sudan: Target one to silence a hundred: the repression of human rights lawyers in Sudan – Publication of a joint report
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Read More »Sudan charges a female musician for indecent dressing based on a social media post
(The above photo is credited to Ayen Network). (25 October 2018) 18 October 2018 at 3:00pm, 4 policemen from the public order police department raided a car that was carrying a singer, Ms. Muna Majdi Salim. The policemen raided the car while she was waiting for the driver who had stepped …
Read More »A Report on Apostasy Punishment in Sudan
The first apostasy(Ridda) trial in Sudan was held in 1968(1) prior to the provision for the offense itself in the fifth (2) Sudan Criminal and Penal Act of 1991- Article on apostasy (Article126: 1,2,3). Apostasy is Riddain Islamic jurisprudence and is punishable by ‘hadd’, which is a punishment fixed either …
Read More »ACJPS’ Updates on Militia Chaos in Darfur, Sudan
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 …
Read More »Violations against Immigrants: ACJPS’ Report on Illegal Immigration and the Violations Related to the Rights of Asylum Seekers in Sudan: June-December 2017
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 …
Read More »Sudan Restricts Freedom of Expression : A Report on Violations against Freedom of Expression in Sudan: July-September 2018
The proposed amendments of the Media and publication law extends restrictions to online media. On 21 June 2018, Sudanese Ministers Council passed the proposed amendments of the 2009 media and publication law indoors. This makes it easy for the national assembly to pass it since the ruling party (National Congress …
Read More »ACJPS Study on the War Economy in Darfur: October 2018
Introduction Starting in 1989, the Sudanese economy began to lose its memberships in the major economic organizations. That came on the heels of efforts to implement what was called an Islamic economic system, although it was nothing but slogans for which the political Islam project could find no precedents for …
Read More »FIDH and ACJPS’ oral statement before UN Human Rights Council- 39th Session: September 2018
UN Human Rights Council – 39th session-Geneva Item 10 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan Oral statement Mr President, FIDH and its member organisation, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) thank the Independent Expert for his report and share his concerns that serious …
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