The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a UN treaty body responsible for reviewing how States Parties implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child . It is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history - ratified by every UN member state except the United States of America. South Sudan ratified the Convention and its optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict on 23 January 2015. It has not, however, signed the Convention’s

This field manual provides practical guidance for human rights defenders, supporting safe and ethical documenting of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).

In September and October 2025, Rights for Peace and the Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ) delivered community meetings and Training of Trainers workshops in five locations: Torit, Yambio, Wau, Malakal and Juba. Designed to increase understanding of the TJ mechanisms currently underway in South Sudan, and foster community buy-in across multiple regions.

It is with real sadness that we share the news that our colleague and friend Najlaa Ahmed, Legal Adviser at Rights for Peace, passed away on Monday, 3 November 2025. Najlaa was a unique human rights lawyer. She dedicated her career to advancing protection for victims of serious human rights violations in Sudan and South Sudan, and to pursuing accountability as well as the prevention of crimes based on discrimination. Her expertise spanned documentation of conflict-related sex

Reflecting on 25 years since the landmark UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was released. In particular, analysing three of the Resolution's eighteen operative clauses in relation to the conflict in South Sudan.

Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (a.k.a Ali Kusheyb), at the Judgement hearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague On Monday, 6 October...

Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court (c) UN Photo/Rick Bajornas We are calling on others to join and renew their resolve to stand by the International Criminal Court in light of renewed reports in the Financial Times , Reuter s and elsewhere that the Court may be the subject of further US sanction s (in addition to the February and June 2025 orders) this time potentially as an entity. Rights for Peace proudly joined over 150 organisations condemning the th

Mohamed Chande Othman, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission, presenting the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan at the HRC60. On 5 September 2025, ahead of the Human Rights Council's 60 th Session in Geneva, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan (FFM) published its second report , " Sudan: A War of Atrocities ". What's new in the FFM's second report? This report reiterates that both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF

On Monday 21 July 2025, the SUNS network gathered in Juba at the EU delegation to discuss key issues regarding the rights of children born of CRSV.

June 19, 2025 “Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war and a threat to international peace and security.”– UN Security Council...

May 2025 - Juba, South Sudan “Our people at the grassroots need sensitisation about laws and the TJ process,” " Women suffered a lot in...

This Pictorial Guide explains the process as set out in the two laws establishing the CTRH and CRA adopted in November 2025. South...

(c) EU/ECHO, Anouk Delafortrie, EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, 'A Forgotten Crisis' - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 15 April 2025 marked two...

Rights For Peace supporters raised £ 7877 (with GiftAid) by Running for Peace in London to help Sudan survivors access justice. A big...

In March 2025, Rights for Peace presented evidence on identity-based violence in oral hearings of the Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan,...

Join Rights For Peace for a fun run in Finsbury Park, in London and help Sudan's survivors access justice. Take a stand for human...

On Monday 10 February 2025, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence gathered in Juba as part of the SUNS network, and presented a...

20 January 2025 The undersigned organisations urge all actors to stop hate-based retaliatory attacks against civilians in Al Jazira State...

On 7 January 2025, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken determined that genocide had occurred in Sudan.

Mapping of crime locations in the Ali Kusheyb case. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was a senior commander of...