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