{"id":57486,"date":"2015-11-11T23:43:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T21:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2015\/11\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-begins-39th-ordinary-session-in-arusha-9-20-november\/"},"modified":"2015-11-11T23:43:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T21:43:25","slug":"african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-begins-39th-ordinary-session-in-arusha-9-20-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/african-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights-begins-39th-ordinary-session-in-arusha-9-20-november\/","title":{"rendered":"African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights begins 39th ordinary session in Arusha 9-20 November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <span dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n                                                    ARUSHA, Tanzania, November 11, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (AfCHPR) yesterday started its 39th Ordinary Session of the Judges to run until 20 November, 2015 at its seat in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p \/>\n<p>The Judges, among others, will deliberate on over 30 applications and requests for Advisory Opinions.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>On 20 November, the Court will deliver judgement in Application 005\/2013 (Alex Thomas versus the United Republic of Tanzania).<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Mr Thomas, who has been imprisoned for 30 years for robbery, is seeking from the African Court remedies, among others, on alleged wrongful conviction and unfair trail he received in his native Tanzania in 1998 and which was upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2009.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Immediately after the 39th Ordinary Session, the Court will commence its 7th Extra-Ordinary Session from 23-27 dedicated to the review of the Rules of Court.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>NOTES FOR EDITORS:<\/p>\n<p>The Court is composed of eleven judges, nationals of member states of the African Union elected in their individual capacity.<br \/>\nThe Court meets four times a year in Ordinary Sessions. \u00a0 The Extra-ordinary Sessions are convened by the President or at the request of a majority of the Members of the Court.<br \/>\nUp to 31 October, 2015 the Court had received 59 individual applications of which 21 have been finalized. Four applications have been transferred to the African Commission on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights.<\/p>\n<p>Further information can be obtained from the Court\u2019s website at www.african-court.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARUSHA, Tanzania, November 11, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; The African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (AfCHPR) yesterday started its 39th Ordinary Session of the Judges to run until 20 November, 2015 at its seat in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. 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