Arusha, 30 September 2022: In collaboration with the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission have jointly organised a sensitisation seminar on the African Court on 4 October 2022 in Addis Ababa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seminar will be attended by over 60 participants including high-level government officials and key partners to discuss areas of common interest in the protection of human rights and to explore potential rooms for institutional partnerships. \u2018\u2019 The seminar will promote the work of the African Court and strengthen its partnership with governmental agencies and civil societies through dialogue with a view to joining efforts in the protection of human rights in Africa,\u2019\u2019 said the President of the African Court Hon Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seminar, she added, will also build the capacity of national human rights institutions and defenders in human rights litigation before the African Court. During the visit, the African Court delegation led by its President Hon Lady Justice Aboud, which includes three Judges and some Registry staff, is also expected to meet key Ethiopian government officials, including the President, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the Justice, among others, to encourage Ethiopia to ratify the Protocol establishing the Court and deposit the Declaration under Article 34(6) to allow its citizens access the Court directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n