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ACJPS continues to strongly condemn the indiscriminate killings and injuring of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) residing in the Zamzam IDP camp by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a party in the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan.

ACJPS applauds General Abdul Fatah Abdul Rahman Al-Burhan, the chairperson of the Sudanese Sovereign Council and the high command of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), for lifting the ban on passport applications and renewals.

The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) submits this report to the African Commission on Human People’s Rights (ACHPR) Hybrid Joint Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan to provide insights into the severe human rights violations occurring in Sudan since the war began on April 15, 2023.

ACJPS expresses deep concern for the safety and well-being of three civilians who have been arrested and detained incommunicado in the Blue Nile and South Darfur states, including one held in an undisclosed location.

In this release, ACJPS documents the arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of six gold miners who are currently being held at an unknown location.

A few days after SAF captured Aljazeera state, the population witnessed a systematic targeting of civilians accused of being affiliated with or collaborating with RSF while they (RSF) were in control of the state.

On 10 January 2025, the Sultan Ali Dinar Museum in Elfashir, North Darfur state, was destroyed following a shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the area.

Enforced disappearance has been used as a deliberate tool by the warring parties in Sudan to silence dissent and terrorize civilians.

ACJPS documents the names of nine Sudanese citizens, including three displaced persons (IDPs) and two children who went missing during the period between the third week of September 2023 and the second week of January 2025 in Nyala, South Darfur.

Since November 2023, Central Darfur has witnessed a deterioration in the security and human rights situation with an increase in violations such as extra judiciary killing, arbitrary arrests, and lotting among others.

Different forms of sexual violence against civilians, including rape, gang rape, sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, and abduction for sexual purposes as well as allegations of forced marriages and human trafficking for sexual purposes across borders, have been committed by forces commanded by both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army (SAF).

In this release, ACJPS documents the situation in North Darfur during November 2024, highlighting the violations committed against the vulnerable population amidst the battle for El Fasher city, North Darfur.