A pdf version of the letter is available here. To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 3 September 2015, RE: Gravely deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan Excellency, We write to share our serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights …
Read More »Two men at serious risk after torture and custodial death at West Darfur Military Base
(29 July 2015) Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate the torture and custodial death of one man and reported torture of two others accused of providing information to the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Immediate steps should be taken to guarantee the safety of the two men, who face an …
Read More »49 NGOs sign letter to US Special Envoy Ambassador Booth in advance of visit to Sudan
20 July 2015 Dear Special Envoy Ambassador Booth, In the run up to your visit to Sudan at the end of July, we, the undersigned Sudanese, African and international non-governmental organisations, are writing to brief you on some of our key concerns in regards to the human rights and humanitarian …
Read More »South Africa must enforce the ICC arrest warrants against Omar Al Bashir
(15 June 2015) Pretoria, Paris, Kampala – Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the order issued yesterday by the High court in Pretoria to prevent the departure of the President of Sudan and wanted fugitive …
Read More »Three Darfuri men at risk of court-ordered amputation of right hand
(25 May 2015) Three men in Sudan are at risk of court-ordered amputation of the right hand from the wrist after being convicted of capital theft in an unfair trial before a Darfur court. The three convicted men, Mohamed Hassan Abdallah Mohamed, 19 years of age, Daoud Yousif Mohamed Hassan …
Read More »Three Darfuri men at risk of court-ordered amputation of right hand
(25 May 2015) Three men in Sudan are at risk of court-ordered amputation of the right hand from the wrist after being convicted of capital theft in an unfair trial before a Darfur court. The three convicted men, Mohamed Hassan Abdallah Mohamed, 19 years of age, Daoud Yousif Mohamed Hassan …
Read More »In memory of Osman Hummaida, Sudanese human rights champion, 1962-2014
(17 April 2015) Today marks the one-year anniversary since the untimely passing of Osman Hummaida, Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), friend and mentor to countless human rights defenders around the world. Osman worked tirelessly in support of human rights and social justice …
Read More »Detentions, civil society closures, media restrictions on eve of Sudan elections
You can view the Arabic version of this press release here. Sudan lacks conducive environment for the conduct of free and fair elections (12 April 2015) Sudan’s national general elections will begin on 13 April 2015. For the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the International Federation …
Read More »Joint ACJPS/FIDH Op-ed: Sudan, another five years of a bloody regime?
This joint op-ed was published in English by Africa Report, and in French by Le Monde. The French translation is at the bottom of this page. Sudan’s 13 April Presidential and parliamentary elections, the second to be held since a military coup d’État brought Omar al Bashir to power in …
Read More »Rights groups welcome African Commission’s decision to uphold complaint of human rights defenders tortured in Sudan
(19 February 2015) The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and REDRESS welcome the decision Africa’s main human rights treaty body has made which recognises Sudan’s obligation to protect …
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