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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples ‘Rights, which established the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The instrument was deposited at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday. It ratifies the establishment of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, a court dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, freedoms and duties in Africa.
The Protocol, which established the African court, has been ratified by 31 of the 55 member countries of the African Union. However, only six of those 31 nations have also deposited a declaration, as required by Article 34 of the Protocol, recognizing the jurisdiction of the court to receive cases directly from individuals and NGOs. The Congo has yet to submit its declaration.
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken a step to safeguard human rights. I strongly encourage the Central African country to take a bolder step in making the declaration to allow NGOs and individuals to have direct access to the Court, ”said Sylvain Ore, President of the African Court.
The Court officially started its operations in 2006 in Addis Ababa before moving its permanent seat to Arusha, Tanzania, a year later.
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