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AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
COUR AFRICAINE DES
DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DES PEUPLES
P.O Box 6274 Arusha, Tanzania Telephone: +255 27 2970430
PRESS
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AFRICAN COURT BEGINS 54th ORDINARY
SESSION ON MONDAY
Arusha, 29 August, 2019: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will begin its
54th Ordinary Session on Monday, 2
September 2019, at its Seat in Arusha, Tanzania.
The Judges, among others, will examine over 15
applications and at least six Judgments are expected to be rendered before the
close of the four-week Session on 27 September 2019.
The Session is also expected to review the preparations
for the Fourth African Judicial Dialogue slated for October 30 to 1 November
2019 in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme: ‘’Tackling
Contemporary Human Rights Issues: The Role of the Judiciary in Africa’’.
The Judicial Dialogue brings together the Chief
Justices and the Presidents of Constitutional Courts of the AU Member States.
The Judges will also discuss the progress on the First
International Court Forum on Human Rights to be held from 4 to 5 November in
Zanzibar. The Forum will involve the Judges of the African Court, the Inter-American
Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
1.
The Court is composed of eleven Judges, nationals of Member States of
the African Union elected in their individual capacity.
2. The
Court meets four times a year in Ordinary Sessions and may hold Extra-Ordinary
Sessions.
3. The
Judicial Dialogue is biennial event, institutionalised by the African Union.
This is the first time that the event will be hosted outside the Seat of the
African Court.
Further information on the Court can be
obtained from the Court’s website at www.african-court.org.
For more comments:
Dr Robert Eno,
Registrar
Tel:
+255 2970430; 02970431; 02970432; 02970433; 02970434; 02970435
Email:
Robert.Eno@african-court.org
For
Media inquiries: AfricanCourtMedia@african-court.org