The African Union’s continental human rights court, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), received a setback this past March when Tunisia withdrew its declaration, under Article 34(6) of the Court’s founding Protocol, allowing individuals and NGOs to directly access the Court. Tunisia accounts for 24 (7%) of the 371 applications to the African Court to date, and the two-thirds of applications still pending (and those submitted before the withdrawal enters into force) will proceed as normal. However, once the withdrawal takes effect in March 2026, Tunisians will be deprived of a potential avenue for accountability for human rights abuses during a period of increasing authoritarianism in Tunisia.
Challenging Safe Access – Go Health Pro
What Ongoing Anti-Abortion Demonstrations Mean for the Practical Realisation for Safe Access Zones Laws in Great Britain Safe access zones (SAZ) statutes in Great Britain create protective areas around premises where abortion services are provided and criminalise specified behaviours within these protective areas. The SAZ laws came into force in Scotland on 25 September 2024 … Read more
