ACJPS condemns the continued targeting of human rights defenders for their work in Sudan. In this release ACJPS has documented incidents where HRDs have been arrested for their work by security forces.
Read MoreACJPS has a vision of a Sudan where all people can live and prosper free from fear and want in a state committed to justice, equality and peace.
ACJPS condemns the continued targeting of human rights defenders for their work in Sudan. In this release ACJPS has documented incidents where HRDs have been arrested for their work by security forces.
Read MoreACJPS calls upon the Sudanese authorities to desist from using the judiciary as a weapon against political parties and civilian forces. We further urge the warring parties to embrace all peace efforts to bring an end to the war in Sudan.
Read MoreAljazeera state remained relatively peaceful until December 2023 when residents reported incidents of violations by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia. The situation has since made a turn for the worse.
Read MoreThe fundraising Intern will be responsible for driving ACJPS’ fundraising efforts to secure the resources needed to advance the organization’s work. He or She will work closely with the program staff and Finance manager. The Fundraising Intern must know of the existing local, regional, and International funding community for Sudanese civil society.
Read MoreACJPS is deeply concerned about the escalating insecurity in Darfur state amidst the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan. We call upon the Sudanese authorities to launch an impartial investigation into the incident between RSF allied militia groups in a Market in Forbraga town, West Darfur state that resulted in the death of 12 Sudanese citizens.
Read MoreACJPS condemns the unlawful killing of civilians by the warring parties particularly Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militia. We call upon the Sudanese authorities to publicly condemn the incidents and launch an independent and impartial investigation into the incidents. We further call upon the warring parties to respect the citizens' rights to life as guaranteed by the Sudanese constitution and international treaties to which Sudan is a party. In this release, ACJPS documents incidents where several civilians were gruesomely killed by RSF and allied militia in Ardamata, West Darfur.
Read MoreThe African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) continues to amplify the voices of women and girls in Sudan by documenting their experiences/stories of sexual violence perpetrated by the warring parties in Sudan. We call upon the warring parties to respect the core human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949 to which Sudan is a party. Sudanese authorities must ensure that all allegations of sexual violence are investigated and perpetrators held to account. Victims must be protected from reprisals and provided with access to free medical, psychosocial, and legal support.
Read MoreACJPS has continued to monitor the situation in Sudan since the outbreak of the war and in this detailed report, we document some incidents of arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, torture, and ill-treatment committed by the warring parties.
Read MoreACJPS is deeply concerned about the escalation of hostilities, combined with large-scale population displacement, and poor humanitarian access which has resulted in the death of several Sudanese citizens. ACJPS has documented incidents where 20 people including children have succumbed to malnutrition and untreated chronic illnesses in Kalma camp in South Darfur.
Read MoreThe African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) writes ahead of your first session on the Sudan situation in 2024 to urge you to reiterate your calls to the warring parties of the Sudan armed conflict to cease hostilities, protect civilians, and allow safe access for displaced people inside Sudan to humanitarian Services.
Read MoreAs the world watches Hemeti and Burhan -the leaders of the two forces at war in Sudan- undertake diplomatic engagements across the African continent, it is paramount that countries receiving them steadfastly prioritise the fundamental demands of the Sudanese people, including the earnest call for a cessation of hostilities, unhindered humanitarian aid access to the country, and the restoration of democracy and civilian rule.
Read MoreACJPS condemns the arbitrary arrest and torture of Nine male Sudanese citizens by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Arzin, West Darfur. We call upon the warring parties to desist from arbitrarily arresting and torturing civilians. They must respect civilian’s human rights as guaranteed by the Constitutional Charter, and national and international human rights treaties ratified by Sudan. ACJPS further calls upon the Sudanese authorities to carry out independent and impartial investigations into the allegation of torture of the nine men to hold perpetrators to account and guarantee their access to free medical care.
Read MoreChairman
Hassan Shire was the founder and co-director of Dr. Ismail Jumale Human Rights Centre and Chairperson of Peace and Human Rights Network in Mogadishu, before he was forced to flee his native Somalia.
Secretary
Jehanne Henry is a Senior Researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Africa division, with a focus on Sudan, South Sudan, and Kenya. Prior to joining the organization, she served as a Human Rights Officer with the United Nations Mission in Sudan based in North Darfur.
Suliman Baldo’s areas of interest and expertise include conflict resolution, emergency relief, development, and human rights in Africa, as well as international advocacy on those issues. In 2010 and 2011, Baldo provided expert advice to joint United Nations (UN) and African Union mediation teams on justice for victims of the conflict in Darfur and worked as an independent commissioner in the UN Independent Commission of Investigations into post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire.
Elizabeth Hodgkin is currently teaching in a secondary school in Eastern Equatoria State in the Republic of South Sudan. Hodgkin first came to Sudan between school and university in 1960. Following a degree in history and a diploma in education she taught in a secondary school in Zambia and then worked as a lecturer in the History Department of the University of Khartoum from 1968-73. She continued to visit Sudan frequently.
Yitiha Simbeye is a lecturer in Law at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) in Dar es Salaam. Simbeye specializes in international criminal law and is currently coordinator of the Masters in Law in International Criminal Justice (LLM ICJ) at OUT; from 2008-11 she was head of the International & Constitutional Law Department.
Dr. Amin Mekki Medani (Late) was an expert in international human rights. He was a lawyer, policy analyst, organizational manager, development cooperation specialist, law professor, advocate and organizer. He had thirty-five years of relevant experience at the academic, judicial, governmental, non-governmental, regional and international levels.
Salih Mahmoud Osman has practiced law in Sudan since 1982. He specialises in criminal law, civil law and human rights. He was an elected MP in the Sudanese national parliament (National Assembly) in 2005 - 2010. He is a member of the Parliamentary Legislative Committee (working on law reform to bring Sudanese laws in conformity with international human rights standards). He has worked with the American Bar Association (ABA) providing legal expertise on the protection of civilians in conflict zones, since 2006.
Faisal Elbagir Faisal Elbagir is a prominent Sudanese journalist and human rights defender. He is the founder and Coordinator General of Journalists for Human Rights – Sudan, an organization monitoring the freedom of expression and media.
Dismas Nkunda is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Atrocities Watch Africa.
African Commission on Human and People’s Rights:
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Read MoreOffice of the High Commissioner for human Rights (OHCHR) Sudan
Read MoreThe International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.
Read MoreIn-depth research and analysis on key legal issues in Sudan, including Sudan’s compliance with international and regional human rights commitments
Learn MoreThe African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) is the main human rights body for Africa. It was established in 1987 following the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights by the Organisation of African Unity (now the African Union). The African Commission is tasked with protecting and promoting human and peoples’ rights. It also interprets the Charter as it applies to particular cases and can guide African governments in ensuring their legislation and practices comply with the Charter.
Learn MoreThe ACJPS Human Rights Monitoring Programme is dedicated to documenting urgent cases of individuals at risk and emerging situations of concern throughout Sudan.
Learn MoreThe African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), during its during its 77th Ordinary Session, held from 20 October to 09 November 2023 in Arusha, Tanzania considered your application and granted Observer Status to your Organization, African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, under the Reference No. OBS.557.
Learn MoreSudan: Voices of human rights defenders. Repressed dissent, conflict forgotten Palais des Nations - Room XXVII | 18 September 2015 | 1pm - 2.30pm