Advocacy and Legal

(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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, Switzerland 4 September 2018 Re: Addressing the serious human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan Excellencies, We write to you in advance of the 39th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to share our …

Human Rights Council – 36th session Item 10 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan 27th September 2017  Thank you Mr President, Our organisations, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) would like to express …

Human Rights Council – 36th session Item 10 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan 27th September 2017  FIDH and its member organisation, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) share the Independent Expert’s concerns about serious human rights challenges still not addressed by Sudan. Serious …