(3 September 2014) The brutal suppression of protest in Sudan must end, and members of the security forces responsible for killing, injuring, and torturing protesters must be held to account, said Amnesty International and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) in a report published today. The report, Excessive and deadly: …
Read More »Excessive and Deadly: the Use of Disproportionate Force, Arbitrary Detention and Torture against Protestors in Sudan
(3 September 2014) Excessive and Deadly: The use of disproportionate force, arbitrary detention and torture against protestors in Sudan is a joint report by Amnesty International and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS). Over the past two years, a deteriorating economy and other austerity measures have fuelled popular …
Read More »African States: Reject Immunity for Leaders
(25 August 2014) 141 Groups in 40 Countries Speak Out African countries should reject immunity for sitting leaders for grave crimes before the African Court for Justice and Human Rights, 141 organizations said today in a declaration in advance of an African Union meeting in Nairobi. The organizations include both African groups …
Read More »Update: Third detainee dies in custody following detention in hot crowded cell and court-ordered flogging in Port Sudan
(19 August 2014) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented the death of a third detainee in custody in Port Sudan after he was flogged and detained under public order laws. On 10 August Jilani Mohamed Ahmed Abdul Rasul, (m), 24 years of age, and a …
Read More »Detainees die following detention and flogging by Public Order court in Port Sudan
(8 August 2014) Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate the deaths of two men in early August following their detention and flogging in a Port Sudan police station and hold those responsible to account, said the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS). Hussein Hadab, (m), age 45, a businessman …
Read More »New ACJPS Post: Fellow, Legal Programme
Job Description Job Title: Fellow, Legal Programme, African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) REPORTING TO: Legal Programme Coordinator DURATION: 6 months BENEFITS: 11 days annual leave, in addition to Ugandan public holidays. Compensation to be discussed. LOCATION: Kampala, Uganda. General Purpose of the Job: The Fellow, Legal Programme’s …
Read More »NGO Letter and Briefing Regarding Human Rights Situation in Sudan at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council
(30 July 2014) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), together with 25 Sudanese, regional and international organisations, has sent a letter to permanent representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council urging them to ensure that the serious and widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian …
Read More »NGO Letter Regarding Human Rights Situation in Sudan at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 18 July 2014 RE: Human rights situation in Sudan at the 27thsession of the Human Rights Council Excellency, The undersigned organizations urge your delegation to recognize and respond to the gravity of the human rights …
Read More »Sudan Human Rights Monitor, February – June 2014
This issue of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor provides an overview of recent political developments in Sudan, including the emergence of the Rapid Support Forces and the status of the National Dialogue. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is a new paramilitary force deployed by the Government of Sudan to support …
Read More »Police violence and mass arrests in Omdurman following reported gang-rape of Nuba woman by police officers
(8 July 2014) On the night of 22 June police in the Almolazmeen area of Khartoum’s twin city Omdurman arrested 40 individuals of Nuba ethnicity, beating those arrested and using racist and discriminatory language against them. According to eye-witness accounts, at least 40 police were deployed to the area and …
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