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ACJPS is deeply concerned about the increased cases of detention operations and the use of torture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allied forces in Sinjah town, violating numerous provisions of international human rights and humanitarian law.

In the absence of state control and weak border surveillance, organized human trafficking networks have exploited the needs of war refugees, especially women and children, subjecting them to various forms of violence, sexual exploitation, forced labor, sale, and abduction. These networks operate along the desert roads used by Sudanese refugees, using smuggling as a cover for human trafficking activities. Often, the victims of these networks are transported to unknown destinations or are forced to perform labor in transit countries.

The recent developments in North Darfur State indicate that the entire Darfur Region is being ushered into a new series of insecurity, which may be worse than the 2004 crisis. The nature of the war began on April 15, 2024, leading the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to take control of four of the five States in the Darfur region.

The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the Humans Dignity Organisation strongly condemn the recent heinous attacks on civilians by the SAF Air Force Unit in the Tora area of North Darfur, which resulted in several fatalities and injuries.

ACJPS expresses profound concern about the recent political developments in Sudan, which could potentially further escalate the ongoing armed conflict, exacerbate the human rights crisis, and hinder accountability efforts.

Mr. Yasir Saeed Arman, the Chairperson of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement- Revolutionary Democratic Current who is also the former political advisor to Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the previous Sudanese Prime Minister, as well as a leader in the former Taqaddum coalition was arrested and detained by Interpol upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.

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.