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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. Following the success of the ina... 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. Over 200 key human rights st... 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. Decisions delivered on the foll... 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. The delivery of decisions comme... Read more
AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS 67th ORDINARY SESSION
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 national of Kenya, sworn in. She take... 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 enshrined in the Protocol to the Afric... Read more
AFRICAN COURT UNDERTAKES SENSITISATION VISIT TO THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
The President of the African Court Hon Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud led a delegation to Ethiopia from 2-6 October 2022 on a sensitisation visit and met key officials including the Minister of Justice Hon Gideon Timotheos, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador... 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 view to strengthening the com... Read more
AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS MEET IN STRASBOURG
On 29th and 30th September 2022, Judges and Officers of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court) Undertook a Visit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. The peer-to-peer bench-marking visit was held by a delegation composed of Judges 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 the African Court on 4 Octobe... Read more