African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is a continental judicial body that adjudicates human rights cases and disputes arising under the African Charter and other relevant human rights instruments in Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights | 15 |
| African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights canonical | 6 |
| African Court | 1 |
| African Human Rights Court | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T247978 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Context triple: [African Union, hasJudicialBody, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights]
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A.
Constitutional Court of South Africa
The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the country’s highest court on constitutional matters, responsible for interpreting and upholding the Constitution and protecting fundamental rights.
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B.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is a regional judicial body that interprets and enforces human rights standards for member states across the Americas.
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C.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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D.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
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E.
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is an international judicial body that oversees and enforces the European Convention on Human Rights for member states of the Council of Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Target entity description: The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is a continental judicial body that adjudicates human rights cases and disputes arising under the African Charter and other relevant human rights instruments in Africa.
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A.
Constitutional Court of South Africa
The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the country’s highest court on constitutional matters, responsible for interpreting and upholding the Constitution and protecting fundamental rights.
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B.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is a regional judicial body that interprets and enforces human rights standards for member states across the Americas.
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C.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
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E.
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is an international judicial body that oversees and enforces the European Convention on Human Rights for member states of the Council of Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international court
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judicial body of the African Union ⓘ regional human rights court ⓘ |
| advisoryOpinionRequesters |
African Union organs
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African organizations recognized by the African Union ⓘ member states of the African Union ⓘ |
| alsoAppliesInstrument | other relevant human rights instruments ratified by the states concerned ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
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surface form:
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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| cameIntoForce | 2004 ⓘ |
| canIssue | provisional measures ⓘ |
| canOrder | reparations for victims of human rights violations ⓘ |
| canReceiveApplicationsFrom |
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (in judicial protection role)
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surface form:
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African intergovernmental organizations ⓘ states parties to the Protocol ⓘ |
| canReceiveIndividualApplications | yes, if the state has made a special declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol ⓘ |
| composition | judges elected in their individual capacity ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| decisionType | binding judgments ⓘ |
| establishedBy | member states of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ |
| firstJudgesSwornIn | 2006 ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| goal | to enhance the protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ |
| hasVicePresident | Vice-President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Tanzania ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Arusha, Tanzania
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surface form:
Arusha
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| judgeTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| judgeTermRenewable | once ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | member states of the African Union that have ratified its Protocol ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
Arusha, Tanzania
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surface form:
Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) building, Arusha
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| numberOfJudges | 11 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Kiswahili ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | African Union ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentApplied | African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ |
| regionServed | Africa ⓘ |
| relationshipWithOtherBody | complements the protective mandate of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ |
| replacedOrComplementedMechanism | African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (in judicial protection role) ⓘ |
| shortName |
AfCHPR
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African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
African Court
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| subjectMatter |
application of other relevant human rights instruments
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human rights violations ⓘ interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
advisory opinions
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contentious cases ⓘ |
| website | https://www.african-court.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Description of subject: The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is a continental judicial body that adjudicates human rights cases and disputes arising under the African Charter and other relevant human rights instruments in Africa.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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African Court
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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African Human Rights Court
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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Pan-African Parliament