African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies ACJPS | المركز الافريقي لدراسات العدالة و السلام

(January 2012) In the months immediately preceding and following South Sudan’s referendum on independence, the Sudanese authorities launched a renewed campaign of systematic repression of freedom of expression featuring new tactics to intimidate and silence independent media in the country. Historically, the Sudanese government’s main method of silencing media was …

(December 2011-January 2012) The relationship between Sudan and South Sudan continued to deteriorate in early 2012. Negotiations between the two Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) partners over key “post- referendum” arrangements have been ongoing since 2010 with facilitation by the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP). Thus far, talks have …

(29 November 2011) On 28 November 2011, Judge Altyeb Alamin Elbashir of the Special Criminal Court in North Darfur sentenced seven individuals to death and ordered them crucified following their execution. The purpose of crucifixion is to draw attention to their crimes.  The group, affiliated with the Justice and Equality …

(3 November 2011) On 8 September Suleman Aboulgasim Musa and 17 of his followers were charged with apostasy under Article 126 of the 1991 Criminal Act.  The arrests and charging of these individuals are part of an increasing crackdown on the freedom of religion and expression within Sudan. The government …

(3 November 2011) On 8 September Suleman Aboulgasim Musa and 17 of his followers were charged with apostasy under Article 126 of the 1991 Criminal Act.  The arrests and charging of these individuals are part of an increasing crackdown on the freedom of religion and expression within Sudan. The government …

(14 September 2011)  On 29 July 2011, 150 people were arrested by police in Hay Mayo, South Khartoum.  All are members of the Hausa ethnic group and from Darfur.  While 21 individuals (children and the elderly) were immediately released, 129 were subsequently charged with apostasy, disturbance of the public peace, …

Different Tactics, Same Goal: Closure of Newspapers in Khartoum Hinders the Freedom of Expression, a joint report by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies and Journalists for Human Rights Contact: Osman Hummaida, Executive Director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) Phone: +44 7956095738 E-mail: …

(3 September 2011) On the 28th and 29th of August, the Sudanese ruling National Congress Party (NCP) moved significant military forces – comprised of Popular Defense Forces (PDF), national security, and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)  – with  heavy military equipment intoBlue Nile state. Blue Nile state is one of the contentious “three areas” claimed by both the Sudan …

(22 August 2011) On 17 August, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Nyala, South Darfur, re-arrested Abdalla Haron Adam and Salah Babiker immediately after the Nyala Court ordered that they be released. Mr. Adam is a university graduate and member of the Maasalit ethnic group, and Mr. Babiker …

Contact: Osman Hummaida, Executive Director Phone: +44 7956 095738 E-mail: osman@acjps.org (3 June 2011) On 29 May, proceedings brought by the prosecutor of the Press and Publications Court against Professor Omar el Gerai, a journalist and activist, and Abdallah Sheikh, the editor of Ajras Alhurria, began in Al Shemali Court …