Advocacy and Legal

(27 October 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the continued arbitrary arrest and detention of opposition political leaders in Sudan by security agencies. ACJPS has documented an incident where four opposition political leaders were arrested, detained, and are facing charges related to publishing …

(27 October 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the continued targeting of Sudanese citizens by authorities. ACJPS has documented an incident where a human rights defender, his colleagues and guests were arrested, and detained during an art exhibition. ACJPS calls upon Sudanese authorities …

Khartoum, Nairobi, Paris, 26 October 2022 — One year has passed since the military authorities took power in Sudan. Deadly repression continues against popular and peaceful demonstrations calling for an urgent civilian transition. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), and …

(21 October 2022) On 26 June 2022, presiding judge Haroun Adam of Kosti criminal court in White Nile State sentenced to death by stoning, M. a 20-year-old after she was found guilty of violating article 146 (2) (adultery) of the Sudanese Penal Code 1991. The sentence is yet to be …

(21 October 2022) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), writes to the ACHPR to express our concerns and urge you to address the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators and ongoing violations of human rights in Sudan. ACJPS is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working to monitor and promote respect …

(29 September 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies would like to declare it is solidarity with Missing Persons Investigation Committee (MPIC) and associates itself with the recommendations published on 19th September 2022 in a press statement addressing a decision made by Sudanese Attorney General regarding the burial of …

(25 September 2022) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented several incidents where Sudanese authorities have interfered with the exercise of media freedom and free expression in the months of September 2022. On several occasions, the authorities attacked and/or judicially harassed journalists during the course of …

United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva 21st September, 2022 Reference: Extend the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia.  Your Excellencies, The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) urge the UN Human Rights Council (from now on the Council) …

(21 September 2022) The conflict in Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has driven an estimated 59,501 refugees into Sudan.[1] Most of these arrived in the early days of the war, but new refugee arrivals were recorded in early September following the resumption of hostilities in late August.[2] Most of …

(16 September 2022) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned over the continued violation of rights of citizens by law enforcers in Sudan. In this release, ACJPS has documented an incident where 177 people were detained under the Emergency law after a tribal conflict. In another …