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Hon. Commissioner Faith Pansy Tlakula Chairperson African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 59th Ordinary Session Banjul, The Gambia Banjul, 23 October 2016 Dear Commissioner Tlakula, Re: Call for an independent international investigation into the use of chemical weapons and other serious violations of international humanitarian law in Darfur The …

Victims’ Advocates Urge Reconsideration, Support for Court  (Johannesburg, October 22, 2016) – South Africa’s announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a slap in the face for victims of the most serious crimes and should be reconsidered, African groups and international organizations with a presence in Africa said …

Human Rights Council – 33rd session Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan Oral statement Mr. President, Mr. Independent Expert, FIDH and its member organisations, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the Sudanese Human Rights Monitor …

Human Rights Council: 33rd Session Oral Statement by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) 28th September 2016 Delivered by Manon Karatas Thank you M President, Our organisations, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders …

UN/African Union: Reject ICC Withdrawal Security Council Meeting With AU (New York, September 22, 2016) The African Union (AU), in advance of a meeting with the United Nations Security Council on September 23, 2016, should end consideration of a call for mass withdrawal of its members from the International Criminal Court …

Sudan:  No Justice for Protester Killings UN Should Press Sudan to Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible (Nairobi, September 22, 2016) – Sudanese authorities have yet to provide justice to victims of a violent crackdown on anti-austerity protesters in Khartoum in September 2013, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), …

To read the PDF versions, click here. FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights and its member organization for Sudan African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) Geneva, Kampala, 21 September 2016: Sudan’s failure to accept key recommendations made during its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has confirmed the …

To read the PDF version of the oral statement, click here. Human Rights Council: 33rd Session Adoption of Sudan’s UPR Outcome 21st September 2016 Oral Intervention East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) Delivered by Estella Kabachwezi M. President, despite Sudan’s commitments to ensure a safe and enabling …

To read the PDF version of the oral statement, click here. Human Rights Council – 33rd session Item 6 – Adoption of the report on the UPR of Sudan Oral statement 21 September 2016  Mr. President, FIDH and its member organization the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) …

Tweet to encourage the adoption of a strong resolution (14 September 2016) From 13 September – 30 September 2016, members of the UN Human Rights Council are meeting in Geneva to discuss the human rights situation across the globe. We want to make sure Sudan is at the top of …