African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The following are some of the accomplishments of ACJPS in 2024: ADVOCACY PROGRAMMEThe ACJPS Advocacy Programme leverages numerous advocacy missions andcommunication efforts, engagement from regional and international humanrights mechanisms, as well as from policymakers and decision-makers, toadvocate for accountability for human rights violations in Sudan. During thesemissions, regional and international leaders are made aware of these violations, and data-driven policy proposals are submitted to human rights bodies to address the ongoing atrocities and abuses in Sudan.In 2024, ACJPS conducted two advocacy missions, i.e., the 57th and 81st ordinary sessionsa). Advocacy at the 57th ordinary session of the HRC From September 30 to October 9, 2024, ACJPS conducted an advocacy mission at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, with four delegation members in attendance: two ACJPS staff and two representatives from Sudanese civil society organizations. While in Geneva, the delegation attended a session on Sudan on Tuesday, September 10, where the Human Rights Council discussed the report from the International Fact-Finding Committee on Sudan. The session featured Mr. Mohamed Chandi, Chairman of the Fact-Finding Committee; the Sudanese Attorney General; the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights; the UN Secretary-General's Advisor on Genocide; and Dr. Abdul Salam Sayed Ahmed, Chairman of the Sudanese Human RightsMonitors. Representatives from over fifty countries and ten non-governmental human rights organizations made oral interventions during the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner. The delegation planned to deliver an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. However, due to time constraints, the Human Rights Council allowed only 10 NGOs to make oral interventions, and ACJPS was not one of them.The Core Group, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, andNorway, drafted a resolution to renew the mandate for the Fact-Finding Mission toSudan. Voting on this resolution began on Wednesday, October 9, and concluded on Friday, October 11, 2024. During this voting period, the UN Human Rights Counciladopted Resolution (A/HRC/57/L.22), renewing the mandate of its fact-finding mission to Sudan. The resolution was adopted by a wider margin (23 states in favor, 12 against) compared to when the UN Human Rights Council established it (19 in favor, 16 against) in 2023. This resolution allows the Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan to continue its work for at least another year. The renewal followed persistent advocacy by ACJPS, FIDH, and other organizations through meetings with core groups of the UN HRC and designated states during advocacy missions to Geneva, Switzerland. During the meetings mentioned above, the delegation discussed the following messageswith the advocacy targets:1.A call to renew the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission 1. for another year.2.A call for ceasefire negotiations between the warring parties and to reopen humanitarian corridors.3.A call for sustainable peace and democratization in Sudan.4.A call for the protection of civilians and an extension of the arms embargo to the rest of Sudan.5.A call to the UN Human Rights Council for accountability regarding human rightsThe delegation participated in a coordination meeting organized by Freedom House at the Defend Defenders office in Geneva. The meeting involved international and national NGOs, and participants discussed the joint advocacy messages. The delegation also attended a briefing by the Fact-Finding Mission for NGOs on the Human Rights Council session and the findings of their report. b). Advocacy at the 81st session of the ACHPRACJPS participated in an advocacy mission to Banjul, The Gambia, during the 81st Ordinary Session of the ACHPR in October 2024. During the mission, several key outputs related to Sudan were achieved: One (1) draft resolution

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 49.1%; rating input score 49
• Program expense ratio: 72.5%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 32.7%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.71; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings