African Court Coalition

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The Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Court Coalition) is a network of non-governmental organisations and independent national human rights institutions which was formed during the first conference for the promotion of the protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Niamey, Niger in May 2003.

The key purpose for its establishment is to have an effective and independent African Court in order to provide redress to victims of human rights violations and strengthen the human rights protection system in Africa.

The Coalition was formally registered as an NGO in Tanzania in September 2007. Its main office is in Arusha, where the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is also based.

The Coalition has Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

New EXCO for Coalition

Tuesday, 25 October 2011 |

The African Court Coalition held elections at its General Assembly in Mombasa, Kenya on 21 October 2011. The Executive Committee for the period 2011 - 2013 is:

International Commission of Jurists - Kenya Section (Chairperson)
Rencontre Africaine pour la Defénse des Droits de l’Homme (Deputy Chairperson)
Alliances for Africa
Centre des Droits de l’Homme et du Développement
East Africa Law Society
Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Sudan Human Rights Monitor
Tanganyika Law Society
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights

The election of Focal Points was postponed to a date to be determined by the Executive Committee.

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