Honourable Chairperson and Members of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (the Committee), Excellencies, Honourable State Delegates, Ladies…
Bessem AyukApril 14, 2025
African Court admits RFK Human Rights, IHRDA as amici curiae in case on electoral rights in Tanzania
Banjul and Washington, D.C., 20 March 2025: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court) has granted the request by the Institute for…
Bessem AyukMarch 21, 2025
Banjul, 20 March 2025: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) has condemned Sierra Leone for failing to…
Bessem AyukMarch 20, 2025
One Year of Inaction: Sierra Leone fails to implement ECOWAS Court judgment on police accountability
Freetown, 3 March 2025 – One year after the landmark ruling by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (the Court) in the case of Mohamed…
Bessem AyukMarch 3, 2025
Arusha, 5 February 2025 – The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Centre for Human…
Bessem AyukFebruary 5, 2025
Freetown, 7 November 2024: In a landmark judgment, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has ruled in favour of…
Bessem AyukNovember 12, 2024
Honourable Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, esteemed representatives of African States, and esteemed civil society colleagues, It is with a deep sense of urgency and profound concern…
Bessem AyukOctober 23, 2024
Banjul, 2 October 2024: Dr. Musa Kika has joined the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) as Executive Director. Dr. Kika, who…
Bessem AyukOctober 2, 2024
Lilongwe, 26 September 2024: IHRDA and Eye of the Child have concluded, 25 September 2024, a public dialogue with key stakeholders in Malawi on the…
Bessem AyukSeptember 26, 2024
