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AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO DELIVER 14 JUDGMENTS ON THURSDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2021
Dar es Salaam, 30 November 2021: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will deliver 14 Judgments on Thursday, 2 December 2021, at the close of its four-week 63rd Ordinary Session in Dar es Salaam The delivery of judgments will commence at 11:00am (EA Time) at the Julius... Read more
AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS BEGINS ITS 63rd ORDINARY SESSION IN DAR ES SALAAM
Dar es Salaam, 06 November 2021: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will begin its 63rd Ordinary Session on Monday, 8 November 2021 in Dar es Salaam, the United Republic of Tanzania. The Judges, among others, will examine a number of applications during the f... Read more
THE 5TH AFRICAN UNION JUDICIAL DIALOGUE OPENS IN DAR-ES-SALAAM
Dar es Salaam, 04 November 2021: The two-day African Union Fifth African Judicial Dialogue, under the theme Building Trust in African Judiciaries, started in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with over 100 top judicial officials from across the continent, including Chief Justices, Constit... Read more
THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU BECOMES THE EIGHTH COUNTRY TO DEPOSIT A DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE 34(6) OF THE PROTOCOL ESTABLISHING THE COURT
Dar es Salaam, 03 November 2021: The Republic of Guinea Bissau has ratified the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and has simultaneously deposited a Declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol to allow individuals and Non-Governmental Organi... Read more
FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA H.E JAKAYA KIKWETE LEADS A 5-KILOMETER WALK TO MARK THE AFRICAN COURT 15TH ANNIVERSARY
Arusha, 03 November 2021: The Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E Jakaya Kikwete has congratulated the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights upon the commemoration of its 15th anniversary. He was speaking as Chief Guest for the five-kilometre walk t... Read more
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF NIGER EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE AFRICAN COURT
Arusha, 29 October 2021: The President of the Republic of Niger, His Excellency Mohamed Bazoum, has reiterated his country’s strong commitment to the protection of human rights and to the mandate of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights as the only continental judi... Read more
REPUBLIC OF BENIN TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHT TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS
Cotonou, 21 October 2021: The Republic of Benin has indicated that it is committed to strengthening human rights and good governance, and that it will work very closely with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to attain this objective. The assurance was given today by... Read more
FIFTH AFRICAN JUDICIAL DIALOGUE: BUILDING TRUST IN AFRICAN JUDICIARIES
November 4-5, 2021 DAR ES SALAAM, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Read more
CONFERENCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF DECISIONS OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS: STATUS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
1- 3 NOVEMBER 2021DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANI THEME: DECISIONS OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’RIGHTS: A SYSTEMIC APPRAISAL OF STATES’ DUTY TO IMPLEMENT Read more
SUMMARIES OF JUDGMENTS DELIVERED BY THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
Arusha, 30 September 2021: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered ten Judgments today, Thursday, 30 September 2021, at the close of its four-week 62nd Ordinary Session. 1. Application 003/2015 – Kennedy Owino and Another v. United Republic of Tanzania (Reparatio... Read more
