AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO DELIVER FIVE JUDGMENTS ON 4 DECEMBER 2023 AT THE END OF ITS 71ST ORDINARY SESSION HELD IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA FROM 6 NOVEMBER TO 4 DECEMBER 2023

Algiers, 3 December 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) will deliver 5 judgments at a public sitting scheduled for 4 December 2023. Judgments.

The delivery of judgments comes at the end of the 71^st Ordinary Session of the Court held in Algiers, Algeria from 6 November to 4 December 2023.

The Session was part of a series of activities undertaken by the Court in Algeria:  starting with the Solemn Opening of the Judicial Year for the Algerian Judiciary on 6 November 2023, the Solemn Opening of the 71^st Ordinary Session of the Court and delivery of judgments on 7 November 2023 and the 6^th African Union Judicial Dialogue held from 20-22 November 2023.

The Court also undertook courtesy visits to authorities and institutions in Algeria, including the Council of the Nation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Council, the National Council for Human Rights, and the Bar Association to raise awareness about the Court’s mandate and functions.

Judgments will be delivered in the matters listed below:

1. Application No. 029/2016 – Kachukura Nshekanabo Kakobeka v United Republic of Tanzania
2. Application No. 036/2016 – Ibrahim Yusuf Calist Bonge and Others v United Republic of Tanzania
3. Application No. 043/2016 – Shabani Menge v United Republic of Tanzania
4. Application No. 032/2019 – Oulai Marius v Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
5. Application No. 012/2021 – Landry Angelo Adelakoun and Others v Republic of Benin

The public sitting will be at the Press Room, Abdellatif Rahal International Conference Center from 09H30 Algiers Time.

The sitting will also be live-streamed via the following link(s):    

English: https://www.youtube.com/user/africancourt/live 

and

French: https://www.youtube.com/@courafricaine/live  

Furthermore, a webinar on Zoom has been organized via the link provided below in Arabic, English, French, and Kiswahili.

https://zoom.us/j/99453792764

Passcode: 418069

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

1. The Seat of the Court is in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.

2. The Court is composed of eleven Judges, nationals of Member States of the African Union, elected in their individual capacity.

3. The Court meets four times a year in Ordinary Sessions and may hold Extra-Ordinary Sessions.

Further information on the Court can be obtained from the Court’s website at www.african-court.org.

For more comments, contact:

Dr Robert Eno, Registrar

Tel: +255 2970430; 02970431; 02970432; 02970433; 02970434; 02970435

Email: Robert.Eno@african-court.org

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