Darfur Bar Association: Detentions ‘an arbitrary measure in violation of the law’
The Darfur Bar Association, in cooperation with 39 other lawyers, submitted a memorandum to Sudan’s Public Prosecutor on Wednesday, demanding...
Detentions continue in wake of Sudan coup
Dozens of people, including lawyers, politicians, government officials and professionals have been arbitrarily detained, and some allegedly tortured, and an...
Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb’s challenge to ICC jurisdiction fails
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the Netherlands has unanimously rejected an appeal...
Sudan: New report lists 74 deaths in wake of 2019 Khartoum massacre
A new report entitled The Price of the Transition, prepared by a group called the Initiative of Those Present, reveals...
Sudanese lawyers call for a civilian govt
On Thursday, hundreds of jurists demonstrated in Khartoum, demanding the military members of the Sovereignty Council to adhere to the...
Sudan High Court overturns dismissal of jurists and prosecutors
The High Court Chamber in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, which is competent to consider appeals against the decisions of...
Jurists launch group to protect the revolution and democratic transition in Sudan
Members of Sudan’s legal fraternity launched the Jurists Group for the Protection of the Revolution and the Democratic Transition on...
Sudan Empowerment Removal Committee protests court decision on judicians
The Appeals Department of Sudan’s High Court in Khartoum issued a ruling yesterday which nullifies decisions of the Empowerment Removal...
Concerns over detained Sudanese journalist who could face death penalty
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses its ‘utmost concern’ over the physical safety and wellbeing of...
Young Sudanese activists detained for criticising RSF militia
Two young Sudanese human rights activists are at risk of being sentenced for “trumped-up charges” for publicly demanding justice for...
Joint force launched for security in Darfur
A joint force comprising regular Sudanese forces and contingents from the parties to the Juba Peace Agreement, was officially launched...
Sudan committee sacks 79 SUNA employees, seizes lands, property of former regime figures in White Nile state
Sudan’s Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC*) has dismissed 79 employees of the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA) in a decision on...
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