Tag Archives: Protests

(19 March 2023) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has continued to monitor the continued crackdown on pro-democracy protests including arbitrary arrests of civilians and other human rights violations across Sudan since 25 October 2021. In this brief, ACJPS gives an update on various incidents resulting in …

(9 March, 2023) African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) would like to extend its gratitude to the human rights monitors who were at the front-line during 28 February 2023 anti- coup rally in Khartoum. The monitors documented several human rights violations that occurred during the rally. They captured …

(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 …

(5 January 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies is concerned about the safety and well-being of two community leaders from Port Sudan, Red Sea state who are being held incommunicado by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) of Port Sudan. The two leaders have been in …

Human Rights Council – 36th session Item 10 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan 27th September 2017  FIDH and its member organisation, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) share the Independent Expert’s concerns about serious human rights challenges still not addressed by Sudan. Serious …

(23 May 2017) Demonstrations led by students on university campuses continue to be dispersed violently by Sudanese authorities. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) remains extremely concerned about the excessive use of force by security forces to disperse student gatherings within the month of May. ACJPS has documented …

Sudan:  No Justice for Protester Killings UN Should Press Sudan to Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible (Nairobi, September 22, 2016) – Sudanese authorities have yet to provide justice to victims of a violent crackdown on anti-austerity protesters in Khartoum in September 2013, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), …

To read the PDF version of the oral statement, click here. Human Rights Council – 33rd session Item 6 – Adoption of the report on the UPR of Sudan Oral statement 21 September 2016  Mr. President, FIDH and its member organization the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) …

(Paris-Geneva-Kampala, May 17, 2016) Sudanese authorities should immediately release and guarantee the safety of 12 student activists currently detained incommunicado and without charges by Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in connection with protests on the University of Khartoum campus, FIDH, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the African …

58th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS Banjul, The Gambia, 4 – 20 April 2016 Oral Statement submitted under Item 8: Activity report of the Chairperson of the Working Group on the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Killings in Africa Madame Chairperson, distinguished …