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Ghana’s proposed UN Resolution Declaring the Trafficking and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity

Ghana’s proposed UN Resolution Declaring the Trafficking and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity

19 Mar, 2026 | News, PALU in the Press, Press Releases

Solidarity Statement and Call to Action In September 2025, during the General Debate of the 80th UN General Assembly, the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, announced his intention to present a resolution formally recognizing the trafficking...
African Court Decision in Ado Shaibu Case Raises Serious Concerns for Electoral Justice

African Court Decision in Ado Shaibu Case Raises Serious Concerns for Electoral Justice

11 Mar, 2026 | #PALUinCourt

ARUSHA, TANZANIA – 11 March 2026 – The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court) on 6 march delivered its judgment in Application No. 046/2020: Ado Shaibu and 5 Others v. United Republic of Tanzania. During the hearing, the Applicants were...
MEDIA ADVISORY – African Court judgments expected 6 Mar 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY – African Court judgments expected 6 Mar 2026

4 Mar, 2026 | News, Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY, March 4, 2026, Arusha, Tanzania Press contacts: Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, counsel of Applicants, +234 805 502 7273 (English) Ibrahima Kane, counsel of Applicants, +221 77 737 19 19 (French) Fulgence Massawe, +255 784 328 988 (Kiswahili) AFRICA’S TOP HUMAN...
Condemnation of the Arbitrary Detention and Deportation of Brian Bright Tamuka Kagoro

Condemnation of the Arbitrary Detention and Deportation of Brian Bright Tamuka Kagoro

26 Feb, 2026 | News, Press Releases

PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release Subject: Condemnation of the Arbitrary Detention and Deportation of Brian Bright Tamuka Kagoro We, the undersigned Pan-African leaders, human rights defenders, and concerned citizens and institutions, unequivocally condemn the...
Strengthening Water Governance Through Gender Justice: PALU’s Contributions to the 42nd GIMAC CSOs Consultative Meeting

Strengthening Water Governance Through Gender Justice: PALU’s Contributions to the 42nd GIMAC CSOs Consultative Meeting

20 Feb, 2026 | News

The 42nd GIMAC Pre-Summit CSOs Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union and Member States was convened by the GIMAC Network in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 39th African Union Summit. The engagement took place over three days, beginning...

Memorandum to the 39th AU Summit on Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Peace in Africa

19 Feb, 2026 | Uncategorised

MEMORANDUM To: African Heads of State and Government From: The Citizens’ Dialogue held in Addis Ababa on 12th February 2026 Date: 14 February 2026 Subject: Memorandum to the 39th AU Summit on Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Peace in Africa Excellencies, We,...
PALU Advances Gender Justice at the 3rd CFJ Waging Justice for Women Fellowship Convening

PALU Advances Gender Justice at the 3rd CFJ Waging Justice for Women Fellowship Convening

4 Feb, 2026 | News

19–23 January 2026 – The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) participated in the 3rd Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) Fellowship Convening, organised under the Waging Justice for Women (WJW) Programme. This convening marked a continuation of the collaboration...
Delivery of Decision by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Republic of Kenya)

Delivery of Decision by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Republic of Kenya)

4 Dec, 2025 | #PALUinCourt, News, Press Releases

ARUSHA, TANZANIA – On 4 December 2025, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court) delivered its Decision on Application No. 006 of 2012 (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Republic of Kenya), following the compliance hearing held...
Statement by the African Climate Platform on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

Statement by the African Climate Platform on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

23 Jul, 2025 | News, Press Releases

23 July 2025 Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, will deliver its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in the context of the climate crisis. As the ICJ prepares to deliver its historic advisory opinion on...
Agather Atuhaire, Boniface Mwangi and leading Civil Society Organisations File Landmark Case Before the East African Court of Justice

Agather Atuhaire, Boniface Mwangi and leading Civil Society Organisations File Landmark Case Before the East African Court of Justice

21 Jul, 2025 | #PALUinCourt, News, Press Releases

Arusha, Tanzania – 18 July 2025: In a historic move to uphold the rule of law, justice, and human rights across East Africa, two leading human rights defenders, Ms. Agather Atuhaire from Uganda and Mr. Boniface Mwangi from Kenya, accompanied by seven leading civil...
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