The President of the Court, Hon. Lady Justice Sophia A-B. Akuffo receives Dr. Claas D. Knoop, Ambassador (ret), the Co-Chair of the Joint Africa-EU-Strategic Partnership on Democratic Governance and Human Rights (DGHR), accompanied by his advisor, Peter Hillen (GIZ), Arusha, 6 June 2013
The President of Court, Hon. Lady Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo, and Justices Sylvain Oré and Kimelabalou Aba with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, H.E. Daniel Kablan Duncan, after a Courtesy call in Abidjan, on 7 May 2013
Sophia Akuffo and Judge Gerard Niyungeko with the Cameroonian Foreign Relations Minister, Prof Pierre Moukoko
African Court orders to Kenya to immediately reinstate the restrictions on land transactions in Mau Forest. It also orders to Libya to preserve the integrity of the person of Gaddafi’s son.
Public Hearing in the Matter of the Beneficiaries of the late Norbert Zongo, and others against the Republic of Burkina Faso, Arusha, 7 March 2013
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New Staff Members Sworn-in at the African Court
On 26 February 2013, two (2) newly recruited staff members of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights took oath of office, in conformity with Rule 24 (2) of the Rules of the Court.
The ceremony, which took place before the President of the Court, Hon. Lady Justice Sophia A-B. Akuffo, in the presence of the Registrar, Dr Robert Eno, was conducted at the Seat of the Court in Arusha, Tanzania, and witnessed by a number of other staff members. The new staff members, one after the other, swore or solemnly declared to discharge the duties incumbent upon them with loyalty, discretion and good conscience. They also committed themselves to faithfully observe the provisions of the Protocol establishing the Court, as well as the Rules of Court.
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Name: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Established: 2006
Seat: Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania
President: Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo (Ghana)
Vice/President: Justice Fatsah Ouguergouz (Algeria)
Registrar: Dr Robert Eno (Cameroon)
Mandate: Judicial Protection of Human Rights in Africa
Working Languages: Arabic, English, French and Portuguese. However, the Court will receive an application written in any African language.
Jurisdiction: All cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the Protocol and any other relevant human rights instrument ratified by the States concerned.
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