Press Releases

(10 December 2012) The Government of Sudan must condemn in the strongest terms the excessive use of force by its police and security forces at Al Jazeera University on 5 December and conduct an immediate independent investigation into student deaths.   On 6 and 7 December, four students were found …

(8 November 2012) The Government of Sudan must immediately investigate the arbitrary detention and torture of freelance Sudanese journalist Somia Ismail Ibrahim Hendusa, who was found abandoned and in extremely poor health on a Khartoum street on 2 November following her arrest by Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) …

2 August 2012: On 31 July, the Sudanese police and National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) fired live ammunition and tear gas into mass public protests in Nyala, South Darfur. Twelve individuals who had participated in the protests have died from gun shot wounds and wounds caused by sharp weapons. …

(27 July 2012) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is concerned for the safety of hundreds of individuals who have been detained as a result of a government crackdown in response to popular protests that have taken place throughout Sudan since 16 June 2012, calling for regime …

(20 July 2012) The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) has continued to arbitrarily arrest and detain human rights defenders on account of their work monitoring and reporting on the Sudanese Government’s response to protests that have taken place around Sudan since 16 June 2012. On 17-18 July, NISS arrested …

(16 July 2012) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is seriously concerned about the welfare of eleven human rights defenders who have been detained in the wake of mass popular protests in Sudan. The following seven human rights defenders were arrested by the Sudanese National Intelligence and …

(11 July 2012) On 10 July 2012, Judge Imad Shamoun sitting at Al Nasir Criminal Court in Khartoum sentenced a 23 year old woman to death by stoning for adultery (Zina) under Article 146 of the Sudanese Penal Code 1991. Ms. L.I.E (case number 1222), who resides in Alizba area …

(24 June 2012) Protests initiated started by Khartoum University students on 16 June have spread to universities across Sudan. Over the last six days, ordinary citizens joined the protests and demonstrations that broke out in a number of neighborhoods in cities in Sudan including Madani, Sinar, Shandi, Port Sudan and …

(21 June 2012) In June 2012 the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of Sudan launched a renewed campaign to intimidate, harass, and silence the media in the country largely through the prevention of distribution of newspapers containing sensitive material and through pre-press censorship. Below find the list of relevant …

(21 June 2012) In June 2012 the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of Sudan launched a renewed campaign to intimidate, harass, and silence the media in the country largely through the prevention of distribution of newspapers containing sensitive material and through pre-press censorship. Below find the list of relevant …