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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is the judicial arm of the African Union and one of the three regional human rights courts together with the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human rights. It was established to protect the human and peoples' rights in Africa principally through delivery of judgments. The Court has two types of jurisdiction: contentious and advisory. According to the Protocol (Article 5) and the Rules (Rule 33), the Court may receive complaints and/or applications submitted to it either by the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights or in different circumstances by State parties to the Protocol or African Intergovernmental Organizations. Non-Governmental Organizations with observer status before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and individuals from States which have made a Declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the Court can also institute cases directly before the Court. As of January 2019, only nine countries have made such a declaration.
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Aloys NTIRUSHWAMABOKO è nato il 12/04/1994 a Kigali. Ha conseguito il diploma di pratica legale (DLP) e la laurea in giurisprudenza (LLB). È un avvocato in Ruanda, Senior Legal Officer presso il Legal Aid Forum (LAF) - Ruanda nel progetto di assistenza legale ai rifugiati in Ruanda. Si occupa di assistenza legale alle persone indigenti in Ruanda.
