(28 October 2021) African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has serious safety concerns for the continued arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention of individuals including human rights defenders/activists, political opposition members, cabinet ministers and government officials following the 25 October coup under the leadership of Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan. …
Read More »Sudan: Urgent call for investigation into the death of Ezz El-Din Hamid Ali in Omdurman
(8 January 2021) Sudanese authorities should urgently and effectively investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Mr. Ezz El-Din Hamid Ali, a 22-year-old, who died a day after release from police custody in Omdurman. A reliable source told ACJPS that the deceased had serious injuries on his body after …
Read More »#JusticeforNoura: Sudanese authorities should release Noura Hussein and review conviction for murder
(28 May 2018) On 24 May 2018, an appeal was filed on behalf of Ms. Noura Hussein Hammad, a 20 year old sentenced to death for killing her husband in self-defence after he attempted to rape her for a second time. On 9 May 2018, the Criminal Court of Omdurman …
Read More »Sudanese forces fire live ammunition at student protesters killing one student and injuring six others in El Geneina, West Darfur
(8 January 2018) The Government of Sudan must condemn in the strongest terms the excessive use of force by its police and security forces in El Geneina, West Darfur on Sunday 7 January and conduct an immediate independent and impartial investigation into the death of one student and injury of …
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