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.

THIRD ROUNDTABLE AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THIRD ROUNDTABLE DRAFT AGENDA

Five commissioners elected to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 |

The African Union’s Executive Council elected 5 members to the African Commission at the AU Malabo Summit on 28 June 2011.

The new commissioners are:

Ms Maya Sahli Fadel (Algeria), lecturer in Public International Law and Human Rights;

Ms Alapini Reine-Gansou (Benin), former commissioner at the African Commission and lawyer;

Mr Med Kaggwa (Uganda), lawyer and member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission;

Mr Pacifique Manirakiza (Burundi), professor of international law;

Ms Pansy Tlakula (South Africa), former commissioner at the African Commission, lawyer and current chief executive officer of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa.

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11 cases before the African Court

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 |

As of June 2011, the African Court had received 11 cases mostly filed by individuals against governments. Of these cases, one was a request for an advisory opinion.

Some of the cases before the court are:

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Libya (004/2011);

Tanganyika Law Society and Legal and Human Rights Centre of Tanzania v The United Republic of Tanzania (009/2011);

Reverend Christopher Mtikila v The United Republic of Tanzania.