Baze College, in collaboration with the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC), hosted a public lecture on Thursday, April 9, 2026, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the African Courtroom on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), an organ of the African Union.
The occasion, held on the School of Regulation, Baze College, introduced collectively teachers, authorized practitioners, college students, and human rights advocates to mirror on twenty years of the Courtroom’s contributions to the promotion and safety of human rights throughout Africa.
Delivering the keynote lecture was Hon. Girl Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam, Decide of the African Courtroom on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Her lecture, titled “Shifting from Guarantees to Motion: 20 Years of Defending Human Rights,” examined the Courtroom’s mandate, landmark achievements, and its evolving position in strengthening accountability, safeguarding elementary freedoms, and advancing the rule of regulation on the continent.
Justice Anukam emphasised the significance of translating authorized commitments into tangible outcomes for residents, noting that the Courtroom has performed a essential position in decoding and imposing human rights requirements amongst Member States of the African Union.
The lecture additionally supplied a platform for sturdy engagement, as individuals mentioned urgent human rights challenges, assessed the Courtroom’s impression over the previous twenty years, and explored pathways for bettering entry to justice and enhancing institutional effectiveness inside Africa’s human rights system.
The occasion was nicely attended by the management of the School of Regulation, Baze College, together with the Dean, Sub-Dean, and Heads of Departments, alongside college students and invited friends, reflecting robust institutional help for human rights training and advocacy.
Of their remarks, organizers underscored the necessity for sustained collaboration between tutorial establishments and human rights our bodies to deepen consciousness, strengthen authorized frameworks, and make sure that the work of the Courtroom continues to resonate with and profit peculiar Africans.
The African Courtroom on Human and Peoples’ Rights, established by the African Union, stays a key continental establishment devoted to the safety of human and peoples’ rights, complementing the mandate of the African Fee on Human and Peoples’ Rights.