Press Releases

(6 May 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented a number of events that has taken place between 25 to 30 April 2019, as peaceful protesters in Sudan continue with their demand for a civilian-led transitionary council. On 27 April, the transitional military council and opposition …

(29 April 2019) Less than two months after banning the hoarding of cash,  recently ousted Omar al Bashir is being accused of money laundering after large sums of cash tallying to approximately 7 billion Euros, 350,000 US dollars and 5 billion Sudanese pounds were recovered from the Presidential Palace in …

Joint Press release (25 April 2019) This briefing identifies priority areas for reform on torture in Sudan following the recent removal of Omar al-Bashir as President. It focuses on reparations for victims of torture, ensuring individual accountability and preventing torture in the future. CURRENT SITUATION The situation in Sudan remains in …

 (17 April 2019) African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has received reliable information indicating that more than 800 peaceful protesters and activists have been released after spending more than 2 months in custody without charge. Their release on 13 April 2019 comes after the newly appointed head of the …

Joint Open Letter (16 April 2019) Excellency, We, the undersigned Sudanese, African and International civil society organizations write to express our solidarity with the people of Sudan who, over the past several months, have been calling for a peaceful, democratic transition. This effort has been endangered by the 11 April …

(Paris, Kampala) 12 April 2019 – FIDH and ACJPS consider that Omar Al-Bashir’s removal from power, ending his 30-year dictatorial regime, should pave the way to establish democracy and the rule of law in Sudan. Our organizations are deeply concerned by the statements made by the Vice President and Minister …

12 April 2019 South Sudan has experienced widespread human rights abuses and crimes, including a significant amount of sexual and gender-based violence coupled with ethnic violence, since the conflict began in December 2013. Since the start of the conflict, violence has escalated at an alarming rate across the country, resulting …

(10 April 2019)What has happened in Sudan since 6 April can leave no doubt as to the seriousness of the Sudanese people to dismiss a regime that has remained in power for 30 years through its dependence on the tools of dictatorship, kleptocracy, patronage, fear and wide-scale human rights abuse. …

(5 APRIL 2019) Since the last week of March 2019, the NISS of the Darfur region have launched a campaign of arrest, targeting political and civil activists for actual or suspected participation in the ongoing anti-government protests. The campaign followed the protests of 28 March 2019 announced by Sudanese Professional Association …

(4 April 2019) On 17 March 2019, the National Intelligence Security Services (NISS) lifted a pre- publication censorship imposed on Algareeda, Albaath, Al Maidan and Akhbar Al-Watan newspapers between 20 December 2018 and 11 March 2019. The censorship was lifted after NISS introduced new measures to restrict the media including, a …