AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO HEAR TWO APPLICATIONS BEGINNING 27th NOVEMBER, 2014 AT NELSON MANDELA HALL , AFRICAN UNION HEADQUARTERS, ADDIS ABABA

African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Arusha, Tanzania 25th November, 2014: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will hear two applications separately during its 35th Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
The public hearings are:
(i) Application 006/2012- African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Kenya on 27-28 November, 2014
(ii) Application 005/2013- Alex Thomas v Tanzania on 3-4 December, 2014
The hearings will be held at the Nelson Mandela Hall, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa. Both the hearings will be live streamed via http://youtu.be/HzOkbpygOPY (Application 006/2012) and http://youtu.be/UGYq3n8ZBN8 (Application 005/2013).
The hearings begin at 10:00 am prompt. Journalists interested to cover the events are kindly requested to confirm their participation to Mr S.Chhatbar, Senior Information and Communication Officer schatbar@african-court.org and skchhatbar@yahoo.com, no later than 26th November, 2014 noon.
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
1. As at October 2014, the Court had received 33 applications on contentious matters and 8 requests for advisory opinion. The Court has disposed of 24 contentious matters and has 9 pending, while it has disposed of 4 requests for advisory and 4 are pending.
2. The Court is composed of 11 judges, nationals of Member States of the African Union elected in their individual capacity. The Court meets 4 times a year in Ordinary Sessions.
Further information on the Court can be obtained from the Court’s website at www.african-court.org.