AfCHPR

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AfCHPR is a regional judicial body established by the African Union to interpret and enforce human and peoples’ rights across member states in Africa.

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instanceOf international court ⓘ
regional human rights court ⓘ
abbreviation AfCHPR ⓘ
alsoKnownAs African Human Rights Court ⓘ
canOrder reparations for victims of human rights violations ⓘ
canReceiveApplicationsFrom African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African intergovernmental organizations ⓘ
State parties to the Protocol ⓘ
individuals and NGOs with observer status before the African Commission when the respondent state has made a special declaration ⓘ
composition eleven judges ⓘ
cooperatesWith African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ⓘ
sub‑regional and national courts in Africa ⓘ
countryHeadquarters Tanzania ⓘ
decisionType binding judgments ⓘ
establishedBy African Union ⓘ
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
foundedFor strengthening the protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa ⓘ
fullName African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
geographicScope member states of the African Union that have ratified the Protocol ⓘ
hasOrgan Plenary of Judges ⓘ
Registry of the Court ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.african-court.org ⓘ
headquarters Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ
judgesElectedBy Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union ⓘ
judgesTermLength six years ⓘ
judgesTermRenewable once ⓘ
jurisdiction advisory jurisdiction on legal matters relating to the African Charter and other human rights instruments ⓘ
contentious jurisdiction over cases and disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the African Charter ⓘ
human rights violations by state parties to the Protocol ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
legalBasis African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
locatedIn Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ
memberCount 11 judges ⓘ
monitors implementation of its judgments by state parties ⓘ
parentOrganization African Union ⓘ
purpose to enforce human and peoples’ rights obligations of African Union member states ⓘ
to interpret human and peoples’ rights in Africa ⓘ
regionServed Africa ⓘ
subjectArea human rights ⓘ
peoples’ rights ⓘ
typeOfLawApplied African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
other relevant human rights instruments ratified by the states concerned ⓘ
worksAlongside African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

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