Advocacy and Legal

  Memorandum to African States Parties of the International Criminal Court  for the Assembly of States Parties 14th Session In 2015 important developments took place in investigations and examinations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Africa and outside Africa, and with Africa’s relationship with the ICC. As the Assembly …

(17 November 2015) In 2015 important developments took place in investigations and examinations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Africa and outside Africa, and with Africa’s relationship with the ICC. As the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) begins its fourteenth session on November 18, the undersigned African civil society …

Below is the oral statement delivered by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) during the official agenda item “NGO statements on the human rights situation in Africa” during the 57th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. 57th …

Below is the text of the oral statement delivered by the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) during the official agenda item “NGO statements on the human rights situation in Africa” during the 57th session of …

ACJPS and the Peoples’ Legal Aid Clinic (PLACE) submitted a complaint to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in August 2015 challenging a constitutional decision made by Sudan revoking a young Sudanese woman’s citizenship rights. The woman, born to a Sudanese mother …

(Nairobi, October 20, 2015) – India should not welcome Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, 21 international and African nongovernmental organizations said today. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has warrants out for his arrest to face charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Darfur. India has invited al-Bashir and …

ACJPS FIDH SHRM joint oral statement HRC 30 30-09-15

(22 September 2015) On 21 September 2015 the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) made a stakeholder submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Sudan 2016. The submission details human rights developments in Sudan, including legal …

(15 June 2015) Pretoria, Paris, Kampala – Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the order issued yesterday by the High court in Pretoria to prevent the departure of the President of Sudan and wanted fugitive …