"Protecting Human Rights in Africa"
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Welcome to the African Court
on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights complements the protective mandate of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The Court has the competence to take final and binding decisions on human rights violations. Currently the following twenty six (26) African Union Member States have ratified the Protocol establishing the Court: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Lesotho, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda. Click here for the details on the dates of signature and ratification.
Article 34(6) of The Protocol Establishing the Court requires that for individuals and Non Governmental Organizations to have direct access to the Court, the State should make a declaration accepting the competence of the Court to receive applications from these entities under Article 5(3) of the Protocol. The following States Parties to the Protocol Establishing the Court have made this declaration:
Burkina Faso signed its declaration on 14 July 1998 and deposited it on 28 July 1998. (Click here to see Burkina Faso’s Declaration)
Ghana signed its declaration on 9 February 2011 and deposited it on 10 March 2011. ((Click here to see Ghana’s Declaration)
Malawi signed its declaration on African Union Day, 9 September 2008 and deposited it on 9 October 2008. (Click here to see Malawi’s Declaration)
Mali signed its declaration on 5 February 2010 and deposited it on 19 February 2010. (Click here to see Mali’s Declaration)
Tanzania signed its declaration on 9 March 2011 and deposited it on 29 March 2010. (Click here to see Tanzania’s Declaration)