(25 November 2023) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses its utmost concern over the physical safety and wellbeing of four Sudanese citizens including three human rights defenders detained by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). They were detained between 10th October and 6th November 2023 and …
Read More »Sudan war update: Forty-seven detainees released, hundreds remain in custody
(23 November 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has received reliable information indicating that 47 detainees held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were released while others escaped. The released detainees include 16 females. Some of the victims testified to ACJPS that they had been subjected …
Read More »Human rights defenders and activists arrested, detained and falsely charged for their work in Sudan
(31 July, 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls upon the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to cease the harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders and activists for their work. ACJPS has documented several incidents where human rights defenders and …
Read More »More detainees released as Sudanese authorities continue to target individuals with travel bans, arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention
(4 April 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has serious safety concerns for the continued arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention of individuals including human rights defenders/activists, political opposition members and leaders in connection with the 2018 anti-austerity protests as well as on basis of their political affiliation. …
Read More »Urgent concern for individuals detained in unknown locations and dozens still in detention amidst release of Sudan 2018 detainees
(23 February 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcomes the announcement of the release of 80 political detainees but remains concerned that dozens more are still being held incommunicado, without charge or trial. ACJPS is aware of at least 71 detainees still under NISS custody who were …
Read More »Open letter concerning the crackdown on peaceful protests and the wave of arbitrary arrests and continued incommunicado detentions by Sudanese government forces
14 February 2018 TO: UN Human Rights Committee; UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David Kaye; UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mr. Aristide Nononsi; UN …
Read More »UPDATE: 29 individuals join the list of individuals detained incommunicado
(7 February 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has continued to receive information on more arbitrary arrests and detention of individuals, post-print censorship of newspapers, release of detainees, criminal charges against peaceful protestors, constitutional petition challenging the continued arbitrary detention of individuals in connection with the crackdown …
Read More »Update: Continued arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention of Sudanese citizens amidst crackdown on January 2018 peaceful protests
(30 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has continued to monitor the on-going crackdown of peaceful protests including arbitrary arrests and detention of Sudanese citizens, transfer of opposition political leaders to remote prisons in Darfur, confiscation of newspapers, harassment of journalists amidst growing public unrest and …
Read More »79 activists detained incommunicado amidst heavy crackdown on popular protests in Sudan
(22 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of 79 individuals who are currently detained incommunicado following a recent government crackdown in response to popular protests against increase in prices of basic commodities that have occurred across Sudan since the …
Read More »South Kordofan: Students from Aldalang University arbitrarily arrested after SAF officer shot two students to death
(18 January 2018) The African Centre of Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is concerned for the safety and well-being of students from Aldalang University in South Kordofan who have been arbitrarily arrested after joint security forces (National Intelligence and Security Services, Military Intelligence, Sudan Armed Forces and Police) raided the …
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