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Less than 10% of hundreds of decisions handed down by the African Court during its 17 years of operation have so far been implemented by respondent states.
Tanzanian Judge Imani Aboud who serves as judge president of the African Court of Human and People's Rights and the ECOWAS Court of Justice, criticised African governments' committment to safeguarding human rights across the continent. Judge Aboud highlighted the troubling pattern of member states showing poor adherence to court rulings on human rights issues.
Aboud said the court faced a significant challenge in fulfilling its mandate to protect the Charter on human rights which member states voluntarily endorsed, due to non-compliance with its decisions.
Aboud's sentiments were echoed by Judge Edward Amoako Asante, her counterpart from the ECOWAS Court of Justice in West Africa. Asante also voiced his concerns regarding "inconsistencies" in upholding court judgments in human rights cases throughout the continent.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights conference in Arusha, runs from October 20 to November 9, 2023.
Documents
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24 June 2023
Joint Communique of the African Court on Human and People's Rights and the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS
- Author:
- African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
- Publisher:
- African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
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