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
AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO DELIVER NINE DECISIONS ON 13 JUNE 2023
Arusha, 07 June 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will deliver nine decisions on 13 June 2023, at the opening of its four-week 69th Ordinary Session at the seat of the Court in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. The delivery... Read more
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS TO CONVENE FOR THIRD EDITION IN COSTA RICA ON MAY 25
Arusha, May 22, 2023: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the European Court of Human Rights will convene for the third biennial Forum in San José, Costa Rica, from 25 to 26 May 2023. Fo... Read more
Date: May 9, 2023 Location: Tanzania, Tanzania Organization: African Union Applications must be made not later than 11:59 pm (EAT) June, 9, 2023 AU Values • Respect for D... Read more
Starting date: 31/03/2023Deadline: 30/04/2023 Organization information: Purpose of Job To provide day to day courier and cleaning services. Organization: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights- (Local position) 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
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
CEREMONY TO OPEN THE JUDICIAL YEAR OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
Arusha, 17 February 2023: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights hold a solemn ceremony to mark the opening of its Judicial Year which is expected to be graced by the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Philip Isdor Mpango... Read more
Location: Tanzania, Tanzania Organization: African Union AU Values • Respect for Diversity and TeamWork • Transparency and Accountability• Efficiency and Professionalism Organization InformationReports to: RegistrarDirectorate/Department: Registry of... Read more
JUDGMENT SUMMARY OF DECISIONS DELIVERED BY THE AFRICAN COURT ON 1 DECEMBER 2022
Arusha, 1 December 2022: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered nine decisions on Thursday, 01 December 2022, at the close of its four-week 67th Ordinary Session at the seat of the Court in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. D... Read more
AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO DELIVER NINE DECISIONS
Arusha, 1 December 2022: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered nine decisions on Thursday, 01 December 2022, at the close of its four-week 67th Ordinary Session at the seat of the Court in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. T... Read more
THE AFRICAN COURT AND THE TANZANIA LAW SCHOOL SIGN MoU OF COOPERATION
The African Court and the Tanzania Law School have signed a MoU to jointly conduct research and develop human rights programs, among others, during a brief ceremony at the seat of the Court in Arusha on 28 November 2022. The President of the African... Read more
THE AFRICAN COURT AND THE TANZANIA LAW SCHOOL SIGN MoU OF COOPERATION
The African Court and the Tanzania Law School have signed a MoU to jointly conduct research and develop human rights programs, among others, during a brief ceremony at the seat of the Court in Arusha on 28 November 2022. The President of the African... Read more
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REFUGEE AND MIGRATION JUDGES – AFRICAN CHAPTER REGIONAL CONFERENCE – KEYNOTE BY PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HON. JUSTICE IMANI D ABOUD, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS Access to asylum, territory, and justice – context and challenges in Africa INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REFUGEE AND MIGRATION JUDGES: AFRICAN... 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
Arusha 07 November 2022: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights held its 67th Ordinary Session on Monday, 07 November 2022, at its seat in Arusha, Tanzania. During the opening session, the new Deputy Registrar, Ms Grace Wakio Kakai, a nationa... 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
THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND THE ETHIOPIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION JOINTLY ORGANISE A SENSITISATION SEMINAR IN ADDIS ABABA
Arusha, 30 September 2022: In collaboration with the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission have jointly organised a sensitisation seminar on... Read more