THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS UNDERTOOK A THREE-DAY SENSITIZATIONMISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE FROM 16 TO 18 OCTOBER 2023
Arusha 18 October 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights successfully undertook a three-day sensitization mission to the Republic of Cape Verde from 16 to the 18 October 2023. The delegation, comprised Honourable Judge Imani... Read more
THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO CARRY OUT AN OUTREACH MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE FROM 16 TO 18 OCTOBER 2023
Arusha, 16 October 2023 : The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will undertake a three-day outreach mission in the Republic of Cape Verde from 16 to 18 October 2023. The mission delegation, which is led by the Honourable Judge Imani Daud ABO... Read more
THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO CARRY OUT AN OUTREACH MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE FROM 10 TO 12 OCTOBER 2023
Arusha, 9 October 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will undertake a three-day outreach mission to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe from 10 to 12 October 2023. The mission delegation, made up of Registry officials,... Read more
AFRICAN COURT UNDERTAKES THREE-DAY SENSITISATION VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Arusha, 8 August 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will undertake a three-day sensitisation visit to the Republic of Mozambique from 9 to 11 August 2023. Led by the Court’s President, Honourable Lady Justice Imani Daud... Read more
AFRICAN COURT UNDERTAKES THREE-DAY SENSITISATION MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Arusha, 17 July 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will undertake a three-day sensitisation visit to the Republic of Kenya from 18 to 20 July 2023. Led by the Court’s President, Honourable Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud, the mi... Read more
ECOWAS COURT OF JUSTICE JUDGES TO VISIT THE AFRICAN COURT
Arusha, 20 June 2023: A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, led by its President, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, will make a four-day working visit to the African Court on Human and Peopl... Read more
JUSTICE IMANI ABOUD RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT FOR ANOTHER TERM OF TWO YEARS
Justice Sacko Modibo elected Vice President Arusha, 12 June 2023: Honourable Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud from Tanzania has been re-elected President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for the second and final term of two years at the... Read more
Arusha, 8 June 2023: The President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Hon. Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud, has commended the Tanzanian government for fulfilling its promise to construct the permanent premises of the Pan-African J... Read more
REPORT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS (AFCHPR) – 1 JANUARY – 31 DECEMBER 2022
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) was established in terms of Article 1 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter re... Read more
SPEECH BY HON. LADY JUSTICE IMANI D. ABOUD, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE 2023 JUDICIAL YEAR OF THE AFRICAN COURT
THEME: “Integrating the jurisprudence of regional and international human rights mechanisms into national systems” 20 FEBRUARY 2023, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania First and foremost, allow me, on behalf of the African Court and on my pers... Read more
ADDRESS BY HON. THEOPHANE NIKYEMA, MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE JUDICIAL YEAR OF THE AFRICAN COURT
Your Excellency Dr. Philip Isidor Mpango, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Honourable Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud, President of the African Court; Excellencies; Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen in your respective ranks a... Read more
REMARKS BY H.E. DR. PHILIP I. MPANGO, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA DURING THE OPENING
OF THE JUDICIAL YEAR OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
Hon. Lady Justice Imani Aboud, President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights; Hon. Dr. Damas D. Ndumbaro (MP.), Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania; Hon. John Mongella, the Regional Commissioner, Ar... Read more
NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM IMANI DAUD ABOUD, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
Dear members of the Human Rights Community, Dear members and friends of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, The year 2023, I strongly believe, will bring a sense of hope and excitement. It is important that we take a brief moment to look... Read more
Fees and Legal Aid
Legal Aid Scheme of the Court In 2012, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (Court) set up the Legal Aid Scheme of the Court to support unrepresented Applicants to access free legal assistance services in their cases before the Court in the... Read more
OPENING SPEECH OF HON. LADY JUSTICE IMANI D. ABOUD, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON THE OCCASION OF THE 67TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE COURT
ARUSHA, TANZANIA, 7 NOVEMBER 2022 I would like to welcome you all to the seat of our Court for the 67th Ordinary Session of the Court. As you all know, during the 66th Ordinary Session we finalised recruitment for the positions of Deputy Registrar an... Read more
MOU SIGNING CEREMONY BETWEEN THE AFRICAN COURT AND THE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF ETHIOPIA: OPENING SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. MEAZA ASHENAFI PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT
Opening Speech delivered by H.E. W/ro Meaza AshenafiPresident of the FDRE Supreme CourtWednesday Oct 12th 2022Skylight HotelAddis Ababa, Ethiopia Honorable Lady Justice Imani D Aboud, President of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, Vice... Read more
STATEMENT OF HER EXCELLENCY IMANI D. ABOUD, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE’S RIGHTS AT THE SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SUPREME COURT OF ETHIOPIA
12 OCTOBER 2022, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Your Excellency, Honorable Lady Justice Meaza Ashenafi, President of the Supreme Court of Ethiopia Honorable Judges of African Court and the Ethiopian Judiciary Excellency Dr. Daniel Bekele, the Chief Commission... Read more
THE AFRICAN COURT AND THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS HELD A JOINT RETREAT IN ADDIS ABABA
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held a joint Retreat from 10 to 14 October 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a view to strengthening the complementarity between them as enshrine... Read more
SENSITIZATION SEMINAR TO ETHIOPIA: OPENING STATEMENT OF HER EXCELLENCY IMANI D. ABOUD, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
THEME: AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’S RIGHTS: YOUR PARTNER IN STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA 04 OCTOBER 2022, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Your Excellency, Mr. Fikadu Tsega, State Minister of Justice of the Federal Democr... Read more
THE AFRICAN COURT AND THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS HOLD A JOINT RETREAT IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Arusha, 08 October 2022: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court) and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) will hold a joint Retreat from 10 to 14 October 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a... Read more