Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
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The first Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
were elected on January 22, 2006 at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
, held in Khartoum, Sudan
. The judges, hailing from 11 of the 53 member states of the African Union, are from varying backgrounds of judicial experience and knowledge of international and human rights law.
Each judge serves for a six-year term, and can be re-elected once. The President and Vice-President are elected to two-year terms and can only be re-elected once.
Dr. Gerard Niyungeko
(President)
Modibo Tounty Guindo
(Vice-President)
Dr. Fatsah Ouguergouz
Jean Emile Somda
Sophia A.B. Akuffo
Kellelo Justina Mafoso-Guni
Hamdi Faraj Fanoush
Jean Mutsinzi
El Hadj Guissé
Bernard Ngoepe
George W. Kanyeihamba
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was a regional court that was created initially to make judgments on African Union states' compliance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights....
were elected on January 22, 2006 at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
African Union
The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
, held in Khartoum, Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
. The judges, hailing from 11 of the 53 member states of the African Union, are from varying backgrounds of judicial experience and knowledge of international and human rights law.
Each judge serves for a six-year term, and can be re-elected once. The President and Vice-President are elected to two-year terms and can only be re-elected once.
Dr. Gerard Niyungeko
Gerard Niyungeko
Gerard Niyungeko is a Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, a position he was appointed to in 2006.At the time of his election he was Professor of Law at the University of Burundi at Bujumbura. There, he holds the UNESCO Chair in Education for Peace and Conflicts Resolution. Dr...
(President)
Modibo Tounty Guindo
Modibo Tounty Guindo
Modibo Tounty Guindo is a magistrate who serves the Malian Ministry of Justice and sits on the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.He has acted as technical counsel to the Ministry of Justice and served as a member of the Malian delegation to the 2003 Conference of Governmental Structures...
(Vice-President)
Dr. Fatsah Ouguergouz
Fatsah Ouguergouz
Fatsah Ougergouz is an Algerian jurist who is a Justice on the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights and was Secretary of the International Court of Justice.He holds several other positions:...
Jean Emile Somda
Jean Emile Somda
Jean Emile Somda was a judge from Burkina Faso who served on the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights from 2006-2008.At the time of his appointment, he was on the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso, which is the constitutional court of the country...
Sophia A.B. Akuffo
Kellelo Justina Mafoso-Guni
Hamdi Faraj Fanoush
Hamdi Faraj Fanoush
Hamdi Faraj Fanoush is a judge from the Libyan Jamahiriya and served as a judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights from 2006 to 2010. He was appointed to the court in January 2006. He has also served as the Chief Justice of the Libyan Court of Appeal in Tripoli.From 1984 to 1997,...
Jean Mutsinzi
Jean Mutsinzi
Jean Mutsinzi is a Rwandan jurist in the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. He was elected for a six-year term of office on January 22, 2006 at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, held in Khartoum , Sudan.He was nominated in September 2008, as...
El Hadj Guissé
Bernard Ngoepe
Bernard Ngoepe
2-year termPosition at Time of Election: President of the Pretoria High CourtOther Positions Held*Chancellor, University of South Africa*Chairperson, Magistrates’ Commission...
George W. Kanyeihamba
George W. Kanyeihamba
George W. Kanyeihamba was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda in 1997 and retired in November 2009. Previously, he served as minister of commerce, minister of justice, and attorney-general, all in President Yoweri Museveni's administration. He holds a Ph.D. in law from the University...