(11 April 2018) The African Centre of Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) documented human rights violations associated with attacks on civilians including sexual violence, arbitrary arrest and detention and killing of civilians that occurred in South Kordofan from January to March 2018. The Military Intelligence has continued to target civilians …
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 …
Read More »Joint ACJPS/DefendDefenders oral statement during UNHRC33 interactive dialogue with Sudan IE
Human Rights Council: 33rd Session Oral Statement by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) 28th September 2016 Delivered by Manon Karatas Thank you M President, Our organisations, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders …
Read More »Joint statement on violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Sudan’s conflict areas delivered at 58th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
58th Ordinary Session of the Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Banjul, The Gambia, 6-20 April 2016 Public Session Item 3: Human Rights Situation in Africa Read by Angelina Seeka of End Impunity Madame Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, State Delegates, representatives of NHRIs and NGOs; all protocols respectfully observed. This …
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 »Sudan: Release and guarantee safety of human rights defender detained by armed forces in Nuba Mountains
(18 May 2015) Sudanese authorities should immediately release and guarantee the safety of human rights defender Mohamed Musa Mohamed Dawud who was reportedly detained by members of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in late April and transferred under armed guard to Kadugli hospital in South Kordofan with gunshot wounds. Mohamad …
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 »NGO Letter Regarding Human Rights Situation in Sudan at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 18 July 2014 RE: Human rights situation in Sudan at the 27thsession of the Human Rights Council Excellency, The undersigned organizations urge your delegation to recognize and respond to the gravity of the human rights …
Read More »Sudan Human Rights Monitor Issue 24
The feature article of the August – November 2013 issue of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor provides an overview of the September 2013 mass demonstrations that took place across Sudan. The demonstrations, initially held in reaction to an announcement by President Omar al Bashir that fuel subsidies would be cut, …
Read More »Letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council Regarding the Renewal and Strengthening of the Special Procedure Mandate on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan
Permanent Representative of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council …
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