President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for another six years.
Justice Anukam was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, July 19 2024.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelade, on Saturday July 20, 2024, the President commends Justice Anukam for her contributions to the development of human rights jurisprudence on the continent and enjoins her to continue to bring her invaluable knowledge and insights to the African Court.
The President states that his administration will continue to support the candidature of competent and qualified Nigerians for international positions, noting that the country’s strategic importance is the global community.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is a Continental Court established by African States to ensure the protection of human and Peoples’ Rights in Africa.
It complements the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The Court is composed of eleven Judges nominated by member states of the African Union and elected by the African Union Assembly of Heads of States and Government.
Nigeria is a State party to the protocol establishing the Court, having ratified it in 2004.
JusticeAnukamobtained her Law Degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (Formerly known as University of Ife), Osun State, Nigeria in1984, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in August, 1985.
She is also a Chartered Secretary, Chartered Arbitrator, and Seasoned Administrator.
Justice Anukam has also served as former Director of Special Programmes at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Abuja, Nigeria and as former Director of International and Comparative Law Department of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
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