ACJPS

Organizations call for a strong monitoring and reporting mandate on Sudan

You can read it every week in our news, the already dire situation in Sudan is getting worse. In a joint letter initiated by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), the MagkaSama Project and 31 other organizations have issued a call ahead of the 39th Session of the...

News Digest (Aug. 11, 2018): Harriett Baldwin in Darfur, Slavery and torture, Adolphe Muzito, This Is Congo…

This is our second Weekly News Digest of August, it is a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: British Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin in North Darfur; Female activists in Sudan; Germany, Sudan sign for refugee projects;...

Open letter concerning the crackdown on peaceful protests in Sudan

In September 2017, we signed the letter by The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) with other NGOs calling for strong, action-oriented resolution on Sudan at UN Human Rights Council. Read our post here. Once again, Sudanese security forces have arrested scores of people...

Sudanese newspaper suspended and Human Rights defender detained in Egypt

There is a crackdown on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Sudan and in Egypt, once again. If you follow us on Twitter @MagkaSama, you may have seen our recent retweets, don’t hesitate to retweets those tweets as well. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies...

John Prendergast and Ian Schwab (Enough Project): ‘The Sudan Sanctions Must Stay’

A few months ago, we wrote an editorial about the bewildering (to say the least) lift of U.S sanctions on Sudan in: Sudan: From Darfur and chemical attacks to European partnership and U.S collaboration. In a recent article published on U.S. News & World Report website, John...

NGOs call for strong, action-oriented resolution on Sudan at UN Human Rights Council

The MagkaSama Project, with more than 20 other organizations, signed the letter by The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) regarding the human rights situation in Sudan addressed to the Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights...

Sudan: No Justice for Protester Killings

In September 2013 we covered #SudanRevolts, a wave of anti-austerity protests triggered by the critical economic situation in Sudan, when the government lifted its fuel and cooking gas subsidies to bring its budget under control. More than 200 hundred people (protesters, civilians) were...

#SudanRevolts – News roundup October 1, 2013

Must-read articles and tweets on #SudanRevolts:   Will Sudan’s Bashir step down? by Abdul Rahman Rashid Ignoring the fact that in terms of land area, Sudan was the biggest of the Arab countries, he sold one-third of Sudan to enable the establishment of the Republic of South Sudan...