Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Rights (AfHPR) will soon conduct a meeting with member states, which aims at finding reasons for low pace in implementation of its verdicts.
According to AfHPR Registrar Dr Robert Eno, the court has so far recorded 330 cases over the past 15 years of its existence, issued verdict to 120 of them, but less than 10 per cent of the verdicts have been implemented by member states.
“AfHPR has plans to engage with member states and know what are the setbacks and ways of addressing them, so as to quicken human rights provisions in the continent,” he said.
Dr Eno made the revelation in Dar es Salaam on Thursdday during the launch of a three days training for journalists.
The training comprised 28 journalists and media practitioners from African Union member states.
He said that this was among major reasons of convening media training, for it is known for natural role of persuading, informing and educating the entire continent on why AfHPR exists and should continue to exist for the better human rights provisions.
“Journalists on the other hand have a unique role of popularizing and advocating human rights on the continent, and this is why we engage them to be fully aware of our activities, ways of lodging cases and decision made to enlighten the wider audience on the role of AfHPR,” he said.
Headquartered in Arusha Tanzania, AfHPR was established in the year 1998 with the focus of Promoting human and Peoples’ rights and democracy among Africa Union member states.
It came into force on 25 January 2004 after it was ratified by more than 15 countries, it is currently presided by Justice Imani Aboud from Tanzania.
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