PUBLICATIONS #human rights violations in Sudan

This report details the most significant violations observed in Sudan during April, May, and June 2025, caused by the ongoing armed conflict that began in Sudan on April 15, 2023, focusing on four main thematic areas.

Since April 2023, Sudan has witnessed a horrific deterioration in security and humanitarian conditions, culminating in widespread human rights violations during May 2025. The ongoing war between the SAF and RSF has resulted in systematic targeting of civilians across Darfur, Kordofan, and eastern Sudan.

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) launched their new joint report: "We demand justice, We deserve justice: Accountability processes for victims of Sudan."

This Newsletter documents the most prominent violations of international humanitarian law and human rights witnessed in Sudan during April 2025, resulting from the ongoing armed conflict that commenced on April 15, 2023

ACJPS presents this report to the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) with the aim of shedding light on the gross human rights violations committed in Sudan since 15th April 2023.

Genocide and atrocity crimes are being committed now in North Darfur. The RSF is engaged in the mass killing of civilians and will likely continue this if/when they reach El Fasher.

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.

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).

The report focuses on the period between 15 April 2023, and September 2024, highlighting the plight of artists, musicians, and dramatists.

ACJPS calls upon the Sudanese authorities to carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the kidnapping and alleged torture of Ms. Ezdihar Juma, a women human rights defender.

African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) condemns the continued use of arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention of Sudanese citizens by the security bodies amidst the ongoing conflict.