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LIBERIA’S COMMITMENT TO THE RATIFICATION OF THE AFRICAN COURT PROTOCOL / L’ENGAGEMENT DU LIBERIA EN FAVEUR DE LA RATIFICATION DU PROTOCOLE DE LA COUR AFRICAINE

LIBERIA’S COMMITMENT TO THE RATIFICATION OF THE AFRICAN COURT PROTOCOL The Government of the Republic of Liberia has committed to ratifying the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court Protocol), and depositing of the Declaration to allow...

ARUSHA INITIATIVE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO IDENTIFY EXPERTS FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

ENGLISH FRENCH PORTUGUESE ENGLISH ARUSHA INITIATIVE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO IDENTIFY EXPERTS FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS   Arusha, March 28, 2024 – The African Human Rights Mechanisms Nomination and Selection Initiative, also known as ‘the Arusha Initiative,’ announced a campaign to help identify qualified candidates ahead of the upcoming elections to the African Court...

Civil Society Organizations and National Human Rights Institutions call for more transparency and announce new initiative on the nomination and selection of members of human rights mechanisms in Africa

Arusha, February 21, 2024 Civil society organizations and National Human Rights Institutions engaging with the African Union (AU) human rights mechanisms call for greater transparency in the nominations and selection of its members, and a more inclusive and participatory process. This call is especially applicable to the July 2024 elections to fill three vacancies at the...

ACC PARTICIPATION TO THE 2024 JUDICIAL YEAR OF THE AFRICAN COURT

The Coalition Participates in the Opening of the 2024 Judicial Year of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Judges and officials of the African Court with the Guest of Honour, Hon. Justin B.N Muturi, Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya (seated in the middle), and other stakeholders during the Opening Ceremony of the...

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

 UPCOMING NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF JUDGES TO THE AFRICAN COURT, JULY 2024The Executive Council of the African Union Commission is due to appoint three judges to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights during its 45th Ordinary Session scheduled to be held in July 2024.  Below are the three Judges of the African Court...

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAM OFFICER

The African Court Coalition is seeking applications from competent, dynamic, and self-motivated individuals to fill the position of Program Officer to support its project activities.Contract Nature: One year renewable depending on the availability of fundsLocation: Arusha, Tanzania  Language Requirement: The Program Officer must be fluent in English and FrenchJob Description The Program Officer will provide support to...

Lady Justice Imani Aboud Re-elected President of the African Court for another Term of Two Years

The African Court Coalition congratulates Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud for being re-elected President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for the second term. The Coalition also congratulates Honourable Justice Sacko Modibo from Mali who has been elected Vice President of the Court.Honourable Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud from Tanzania was re-elected...

AFRICAN COURT COALITION INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

AFRICAN COURT COALITION INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME The Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court Coalition/the Coalition) Internship Programme is designed to give opportunities to highly motivated students and young graduates with diverse backgrounds to work with our organization in order to learn and improve their technical and analytical skills. They also get...

THE OPENING OF THE JUDICIAL YEAR OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES` RIGHTS.

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights held its second solemn ceremony yesterday, 20 February 2023 to mark the official opening of its 2023 Judicial Year.  This year’s ceremony under the theme "Integrating the jurisprudence of regional and international human rights mechanisms into national systems” was held at the African Court premises in Arusha,...

AFRICAN COURT COALITION PARTICIPATION TO THE TANZANIA CSOs WEEK

The African Court Coalition participated in the Tanzania annual CSOs week in Arusha, Tanzania from 24-28 October 2022. The CSOs Week is the largest gathering of civil society organizations in Tanzania that offers an opportunity to engage with multi-sectoral actors for purposes of enhancing relations and partnerships geared at bolstering civil society’s engagement in Tanzania’s...