Tag Archives: Torture

(25 December 2015) Five members of the Sudanese Athletics Team, including three women and two men, have been convicted for wearing indecent clothing by a Public Order court in Khartoum. The five were arrested on 28 November together with five other team members for wearing swimming costumes during a swimming …

(17 November 2015) A 26-year-old Sudanese man is at risk of a court-ordered amputation of his right hand in Khartoum for the theft of a laptop computer. He was convicted in an unfair trial before Jebel Awliya Criminal Court, just south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on 22 October 2015, …

(26 June 2015) On the international day in support of torture survivors, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls on the Government of Sudan to take necessary steps to end its use of torture, including by reforming Sudanese laws to bring them in line with international standards …

(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 …

(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 …

(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 …

(13 April 2015) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of Sudanese activist Dr. Sandra Faroug Kodouda. Dr. Kodouda was forcibly taken from her car by a group of unidentified men in Omdurman, Khartoum, at around 5pm on Sunday 12 April. She …

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 …

(20 February 2015) Africa’s main human rights body should call on Sudan to ensure the prompt release of two well-known activists who face an unfair trial on 23 February 2015 on charges that carry harsh penalties including life imprisonment, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), REDRESS, the International …

(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 …