{"id":23410,"date":"2026-02-23T19:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/?p=19415"},"modified":"2026-03-02T01:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:01:59","slug":"african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Arusha, 23 February 2026<\/em><\/strong>: The African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (AfCHPR) today elected Honourable Justice Blaise Tchikaya of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) as its new President to replace Honourable Justice Modibo Sacko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honourable Justice Tchikaya will serve the remainder of the term of the outgoing President who was elected on 2 June 2025 for a term of two (2) years. Hon. Justice Dr. Modibo Sacko will continue serving on the Bench as a Judge of the Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address, the outgoing President, Honourable Justice Sacko expressed his sincere gratitude to his fellow Honourable Judges, the Registry, staff members and all stakeholders for their steadfast support and cooperation during his tenure at the helm of the Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his acceptance remarks, the newly elected President said he was deeply honoured with the new responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI assume this responsibility with a profound sense of duty to uphold the mandate of the Court. As we prepare for the launch of the commemoration of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of the Court, I look forward to working closely with my fellow Judges, the Registry, staff and all stakeholders to reflect on the Court\u2019s achievements and address existing challenges as we further strengthen the Court\u2019s role in the protection of human and peoples\u2019 rights across the continent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly elected President expressed on behalf of the Court, appreciation to the outgoing President Justice Sacko for his leadership and service during his tenure as President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Bureau now comprises Honourable Justice Blaise Tchikaya as President and Honourable Lady Justice Bensaoula Chafika of Algeria, as Vice President of the Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full profiles of the new President and the Vice President are available via the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/lady-justice-bensaoula-chafika-algeria\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"933\" data-id=\"3808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-1024x933.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Justice Bensaoula Chafika - Algeria (\" class=\"wp-image-3808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-1536x1400.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-2048x1866.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Justice Bensaoula Chafika (Vice-president)- Algeria <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/justice-blaise-tchikaya-republic-of-congo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" data-id=\"3813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"Judge Blaise Tchikaya -Republic of Congo\" class=\"wp-image-3813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-1536x1279.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-2048x1706.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Blaise Tchikaya (President)-Republic of Congo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>NOTES FOR EDITORS<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The African Court on Human and Peoples&#8217; Rights (AfCHPR) is a continental court established by African Union Member States to ensure the protection of human and peoples\u2019 rights in Africa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Court is an organ of the African Union and it complements and reinforces the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples&#8217; Rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Court is composed of eleven Judges, nationals of Member States of the African Union elected in their individual capacity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Court meets four times a year in Ordinary Sessions and may hold Extra-Ordinary Sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Further information on the Court can be obtained from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.african-court.org\"><em>www.african-court.org<\/em><\/a><em><br><\/em>Telephone: +255 272 510 510<br>For further inquiries: Ms Grace Wakio Kakai, Deputy Registrar \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Registrar@african-court.org\"><em>Registrar@african-court.org<\/em><\/a><br>For media inquiries: Ms Chipiliro Kansilanga Ngue, Senior Information &amp; Communication Officer and Head of Communication Unit \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Chipiliro.Kansilanga@african-court.org\"><em>Chipiliro.Kansilanga@african-court.org<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arusha, 23 February 2026: The African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (AfCHPR) today elected Honourable Justice Blaise Tchikaya of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) as its new President to replace Honourable Justice Modibo Sacko. Honourable Justice Tchikaya will serve the remainder of the term of the outgoing President who was elected on 2 June [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,161,12],"tags":[488,38],"class_list":["post-23410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flash-news","category-latest-informations","category-press-releases","tag-80th-ordinary-session","tag-african-court-president"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President - African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President - African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arusha, 23 February 2026: The African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (AfCHPR) today elected Honourable Justice Blaise Tchikaya of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) as its new President to replace Honourable Justice Modibo Sacko. Honourable Justice Tchikaya will serve the remainder of the term of the outgoing President who was elected on 2 June [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afchpr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T16:40:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-01T22:01:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2132\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"gorbiromaric\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"gorbiromaric\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"gorbiromaric\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/568fec949c2f77a1c6ee12ee72b4966a\"},\"headline\":\"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-23T16:40:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-01T22:01:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":446,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"80th Ordinary session\",\"AFRICAN COURT PRESIDENT\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Flash News\",\"Latest Informations\",\"Press Releases\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/\",\"name\":\"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President - African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-23T16:40:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-01T22:01:59+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2132,\"caption\":\"Judge Blaise Tchikaya -Republic of Congo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/\",\"name\":\"African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights\",\"description\":\"Protecting human rights in Africa\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"African court on human and peoples' rights\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/wpafc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/African-Court-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/wpafc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/African-Court-logo.png\",\"width\":835,\"height\":835,\"caption\":\"African court on human and peoples' rights\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/afchpr\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/africancourt\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/568fec949c2f77a1c6ee12ee72b4966a\",\"name\":\"gorbiromaric\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a04945442a7b840a49295088837c02edf1b7bc9f902b08ad2e55d650ffa7deb5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a04945442a7b840a49295088837c02edf1b7bc9f902b08ad2e55d650ffa7deb5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a04945442a7b840a49295088837c02edf1b7bc9f902b08ad2e55d650ffa7deb5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"gorbiromaric\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.african-court.org\\\/afchpr\\\/author\\\/gorbiromaric\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President - African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President - African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights","og_description":"Arusha, 23 February 2026: The African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (AfCHPR) today elected Honourable Justice Blaise Tchikaya of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) as its new President to replace Honourable Justice Modibo Sacko. Honourable Justice Tchikaya will serve the remainder of the term of the outgoing President who was elected on 2 June [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/","og_site_name":"African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afchpr","article_published_time":"2026-02-23T16:40:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-01T22:01:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":2132,"url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"gorbiromaric","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"gorbiromaric","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/"},"author":{"name":"gorbiromaric","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#\/schema\/person\/568fec949c2f77a1c6ee12ee72b4966a"},"headline":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President","datePublished":"2026-02-23T16:40:33+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-01T22:01:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/"},"wordCount":446,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg","keywords":["80th Ordinary session","AFRICAN COURT PRESIDENT"],"articleSection":["Flash News","Latest Informations","Press Releases"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/","url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/","name":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President - African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-23T16:40:33+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-01T22:01:59+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Justice-Blaise-Tchikaya-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2132,"caption":"Judge Blaise Tchikaya -Republic of Congo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-elects-new-president\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights elects new President"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/","name":"African Court on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights","description":"Protecting human rights in Africa","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#organization","name":"African court on human and peoples' rights","url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/African-Court-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/African-Court-logo.png","width":835,"height":835,"caption":"African court on human and peoples' rights"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afchpr","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/africancourt"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/#\/schema\/person\/568fec949c2f77a1c6ee12ee72b4966a","name":"gorbiromaric","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a04945442a7b840a49295088837c02edf1b7bc9f902b08ad2e55d650ffa7deb5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a04945442a7b840a49295088837c02edf1b7bc9f902b08ad2e55d650ffa7deb5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a04945442a7b840a49295088837c02edf1b7bc9f902b08ad2e55d650ffa7deb5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"gorbiromaric"},"url":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/author\/gorbiromaric\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 01:03:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23441,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23410\/revisions\/23441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}