The PDF version of this letter is available in English, French, and Arabic. To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, Switzerland 7 September 2016 Re: Current human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan Excellency, Our organisations write to you in advance of the …
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On 31 August 2016, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies and the REDRESS Trust made a submission to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan on the consequences of future engagement between the UK and the Government of Sudan. Our submission is below and linked …
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National security should stop harassing civil society activists (29 August 2016, Kampala) – Sudanese authorities should drop all charges against 10 activists affiliated with Tracks for Training and Development (TRACKs), a Khartoum-based training organisation, and immediately and unconditionally release three men who have been detained since May 2016 solely for …
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(15 July 2016) Darfuri student Mohamed Bagari, convicted of murder, faces the death penalty by hanging after an unfair trial based on a confession he made without legal representation. The case relates to a violent clash in April 2015 between members of the Darfur Students’ Association (DSA) and the Islamic …
Read More »Video Highlights Problems in AU Approach (6 July 2016) Activists from across Africa clarify misconceptions about the International Criminal Court (ICC) and highlight the need for African governments to support the court in a video released today by 21 African and international nongovernmental organizations. In January 2016, the African Union (AU) gave its Open-Ended …
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Read the full letter online here. Heads of State and Government International Conference on the Greats Lakes Region c/o Executive Secretariat P.O. Box 7076 Bujumbura-BURUNDI Boulevard du Japon, No 38 By email: secretariat@icglr.org 14 June 2016 Your excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on the 6th Ordinary Summit …
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(6 June 2016) Ten civilians and one police officer were killed during attacks on Azernei village, West Darfur, launched by members of Sudan’s paramilitary Border Guards. On the afternoon of 22 May 2016, an estimated 70 Border Guards attacked Azernei police station and killed a police officer. Members of Sudan’s Armed …
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(25 May 2016) The harassment of Sudanese civil society activists affiliated with the organisation TRACKs for Training and Human Development (TRACKs) has escalated over recent days, with dormant charges pressed against two activists over a year ago reactivated and proceeding to trial, and eight staff and affiliates of TRACKs …
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(18 May 2016) During the second week of May, the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) confiscated the independent daily Algareeda newspaper five times without giving any official reason. Printed copies of the newspaper were confiscated by the NISS on 9 and 10 May 2016. The newspaper was allowed to publish on …
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(Paris-Geneva-Kampala, May 17, 2016) Sudanese authorities should immediately release and guarantee the safety of 12 student activists currently detained incommunicado and without charges by Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in connection with protests on the University of Khartoum campus, FIDH, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the African …
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