(12 December 2023) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has continued to document human rights violations committed by the warring parties in Sudan. Sexual violence within the context of the Sudan conflict has alarmingly escalated and demands urgent international attention. The conflict has tragically transformed into a …
Read More »East Darfur: Dozens injured as RSF seizes and takes control of SAF base in Eldien
(28 November 2023) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has documented an incident on 19 November 2023, where the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) engaged in a gunfight at the SAF base in Eldien town also known as Division 20 injuring …
Read More »West Darfur: Justice for seven university girls abducted and subjected to sexual slavery in Elgenina
(27 November 2023) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the increasing trend of sexual violence during the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan. Survivors have identified armed actors as perpetrators including the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Arab militia, and Sudanese …
Read More »Zalingi, Central Darfur: Urgent call to RSF to end the recruitment of child soldiers
(27 November 2023) The African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the surge in the recruitment of child soldiers in the Darfur region, specifically in Central Darfur since the outbreak of the armed conflict in April 2023. ACJPS is reliably informed that the recruitment, mainly …
Read More »Sudan: A call for justice and accountability for 69 victims of rape and abductions in South Darfur
(26 November 2023) African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls for urgent steps to be taken by Sudanese authorities to investigate and hold to account the perpetrators of the rape including the gang rape of 43 women and abduction of 26 others including 10 previously reported by ACJPS in …
Read More »Darfur: Forty-one civilians including children killed in Donki Shatta village and Nyala city
(24 November 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern about the continuous targeting of civilians by the Sudanese Army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). ACJPS has documented two separate incidents where 41 civilians were killed and several others injured in Donki Shatta …
Read More »Central Darfur: 51 women and girls sexually abused in Garsilla and Zalingi towns
(21 November 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) continues to document human rights violations committed by both the warring parties in Sudan including sexual violence during the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan. ACJPS strongly condemns the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and therefore calls …
Read More »Shelling and a rain of bullets in Nyala, South Darfur
(20 November 2023) The fight between the Sudanese Army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in South Darfur has intensified with trends similar to those in Khartoum where SAF uses the tactic of shelling in areas around their base without actually leaving the base. This is done on …
Read More »Justice for El Geneina: Mechanisms to Holding Perpetrators Accountable for West Darfur Atrocities
15 November 2023 El Geneina, a city in West Darfur, has endured a harrowing chapter in its history, characterized by a devastating war that left a wake of human rights violations and appalling crimes. Despite initially appearing safe at the onset of the current conflict, its tranquility shattered on the …
Read More »The recent political and human rights developments in Darfur
14 November 2023 There have been significant developments on both the political and the human rights levels in Sudan during the past couple of months. In particular, the past few weeks have witnessed movements by the Rapid Support Forces to focus on the Darfur region, with the aim of using …
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