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inst women and children in sudan upcoming event achpr 83rd session side event conference and cso capacity building workshop on acerwc decisions technical workshop on implementation of decisions during the 46th ordinary session of the acerwc achpr 85th session in commemoration of the international day of the victims of enforced disappearance acjps ran a social media campaign to bring attention to the increased use of enforced disappearance during the sudan war the african commission on human and peoples rights the achpr held its 81st ordinary session at sir dawda kairaba jawara international conference centre kololi the gambia from 17 october 6 november 2024 acjps participated in some of the sessions on sudan and also presented an oral statement before the commission a special convening on sudan the 81st achpr achpr 81st session the ngos forum is organized twice a year preceding the ordinary session of the achpr as a platform where updates on the human rights situation in africa are tabled and discussed by the ngo community with a view of identifying possible remedies which are forwarded to the african commission as contribution to its work during a said session acjps organised a meeting with sudanese csos and human rights defenders on enforced disappearance in sudan particularly women and children the meeting was held on 26th october 2024 at royal suites hotel bugolobi kampala mr amir suleiman the acjps legal program director was one of the panelists at a side event orgainsed by defenddefenders siha acjps and african defenders during the 83rd session of the achpr in banjul the gambia the panelists discussed the human rights and humanitarian situation in sudan since the outbreak of the war the role of achpr and the way forward for the people of sudan on 30th september 3rd october 2025 the african centre for justice and peace studies acjps participated in the conference on the domestic impact and implementation of decisions of the african committee of experts on the rights and welfare of the child acerwc alongside a dedicated cso capacity building workshop convened by the centre for human rights university of pretoria the conference brought together a wide range of stakeholders including representatives of the acerwc african union organs state officials academics and civil society actors to critically examine the extent to which acerwc decisions have been implemented at the national level identify persistent challenges and explore opportunities for strengthening their domestic impact acjps participation was particularly significant given its role as an applicant in landmark communications before the acerwc including acjps and place v republic of sudan and acjps on behalf of mohammed abdulelmonim salih v republic of sudan engagement in both the conference and the cso capacity building workshop enabled acjps to reflect on its litigation experience share lessons learned and deepen its understanding of post decision advocacy and implementation strategies the cso capacity building workshop provided practical hands on support to civil society organisations directly involved in litigation before the acerwc with a focus on monitoring state compliance advocating for domestic implementation of decisions and leveraging acerwc jurisprudence in national legal and policy contexts through this engagement acjps strengthened its technical and strategic capacity to use regional child rights mechanisms more effectively reinforcing its broader work on strategic litigation documentation and advocacy for children s rights in sudan and the wider region on 03 december 2025 acjps was delighted to participate in a panel discussion on reflections from litigant csos on implementation of decisions and multi stakeholder engagement during a technical workshop on implementation of decisions at the 46th ordinary session of the acerwc in maseru kingdom of lesotho we shared our insights into how acerwc decisions are being implemented emphasized the important role litigants can play in ensuring their implementation and highlighted acjps s dedicated efforts including working closely with other csos to support successful implementation acjps was pleased to attend and actively participate as panelists on sudan during the 85th ordinary session of the achpr held in banjul the gambia additionally on october 22nd 2025 sudanese human rights organizations including acjps attended a substantive meeting with hon hatem essaiem who has a mandate for sudan and hon commissioner salma sassi the special rapporteur for refugees asylum seekers idps and migrants in africa the meeting was thoughtfully organized by defend defenders it was a wonderful opportunity for dialogue and collaboration the board of directors all hassan shire chair chairman hassan shire is the executive director of defenddefenders has steered the organisation through its growth over the years he is also the chairperson of african defenders pan african human rights defenders network shire is a somali canadian with over 25 years experience working in the region while in canada he worked with the centre for refugee studies at york university and amnesty international canada to create the african human rights defenders project in 2005 he returned to africa and founded defenddefenders in uganda read more jehanne henry 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 read more suliman baldo 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 read more elizabeth hodgkin 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 read more yitiha simbeye 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 read more amin mekki medani 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 read more salih mahmoud osman 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 read more faisal elbagir 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 read more dismas nkunda dismas nkunda is the co founder and chief executive officer of atrocities watch africa read more regional websites african commission on human and people s rights 05 06 2020 african commission on human and people s rights read more african committee of expert on the rights and welfare of the child 03 04 2020 african committee of expert on the rights and welfare of the child read more african court on human and people s rights 02 06 2020 read more the intergovernmental authority on development igad 01 06 2023 the intergovernmental authority on development igad read more arab committee for human rights 01 06 2023 arab committee for human rights read more international websites office of the high commissioner for human rights ohchr 05 06 2020 office of the high commissioner for human rights ohchr read more office of the high commissioner for human rights ohchr sudan 03 04 2020 office of the high commissioner for human rights ohchr sudan read more the international criminal court icc 01 25 2023 the 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 more partner organizations international federation for human rights fidh 05 06 2020 international federation for human rights fidh read more redress 03 04 2020 redress read more sos torture network omct 02 06 2020 sos torture network omct read more pax for peace 01 06 2023 pax read more defenddefenders 01 01 2022 read more borderline europe 01 19 2024 read more who we are acjps is dedicated to creating a sudan committed to all human rights the rule of law and peace in which the rights and freedoms of the individual are honored and where all persons and groups are granted their rights to non discrimination equality and justice videos the solidarity of african community s with sudan about us all acjps is dedicated to creating a sudan committed to all human rights the rule of law and peace in which the rights and freedoms of the individual are honored and where all persons and groups are granted their rights to non discrimination equality and justice our mission to document human rights violations and protect those at risk to hold perpetrators of serious human rights violations and international crimes to account to ensure effective access to justice and obtain reparation for victims of gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law to strengthen respect for human rights in sudanese governance society and culture our objectives since its inception in 2009 acjps has performed vital human rights monitoring and protection functions and has built a solid reputation for the credibility impartiality and professionalism of its work acjps has also played a vital role in providing technical support and training to new civil society organisations and informal activist networks the expulsions and suspensions of international and national civil society groups in sudan after the march 2009 decision by the international criminal court icc to issue an arrest warrant for president al bashir severely curtailed the ability of groups within sudan to openly monitor the human rights situation in the country however through the expertise of our staff and their networks throughout sudan acjps is uniquely positioned to conduct monitoring legal and advocacy functions acjps works with dedicated networks and partners inside and outside sudan to achieve its goals build alliances and strengthen the impact of its work through the expertise of our staff and networks acjps is uniquely positioned to monitor and strengthen respect for human rights in sudan our approach core activities acjps runs three core mutually reinforcing programmes of work human rights monitoring programme monitors and documents human rights violations refers cases of individuals at risk to advocacy and legal programmes legal programme monitors legal developments and conducts legal research conducts strategic litigation to pursue effective remedies for human rights violations and to influence law policy and practice supports efforts to use international and regional mechanisms to hold perpetrators of serious violations of human rights and international crimes to account advocacy programme publishes evidence based advocacy materials and engages with domestic regional and international policy makers to influence human rights decision making in and on sudan engages in campaigns to raise awareness of human rights problems and solutions in sudan at the domestic regional and international level cross cutting through all our programme areas acjps provides human rights and advocacy training as well as technical support to activists to advance and implement international human rights standards within sudan acjps has offices located in ny london and kampala core activities our work all legal program in depth research and analysis on key legal issues in sudan including sudan s compliance with international and regional human rights commitments learn more african commission on human and peoples rights the 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 more human rights monitoring programme the acjps human rights monitoring programme is dedicated to documenting urgent cases of individuals at risk and emerging situations of concern throughout sudan learn more african union licence the 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 more activities 16 days of activism against gender based violence view international human rights day view gallery album album 2 album 3 album 4 enforced disappearance august 2022 international day in support of victims of torture june 2022 album 5 album 6 show more show more events sorry registration has ended sudan voices of human rights defenders repressed dissent conflict forgotten palais des nations room xxvii 18 september 2015 1pm 2 30pm read more date 09 17 2015 02 30 pm location palais des nationsnations map more info palais des nations room xxvii contact 1453 york avenue no 20007 new york ny 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