Whither Rightsholders in Africa?
23.03.2026
Globalization in the 21st century has created a governance gap that continues to have adverse effects on society, especially in Africa. Although the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) endorsed...
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Pitting Wildlife Conservation Against Indigenous Rights
09.11.2022
On 30 September, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) issued a judgment that has been met with indignation by indigenous activists. It ruled that the Tanzanian government’s decision to permanently clear an area...
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- Framing Business & Human Rights?
The Short Arm of the Law and the Long Arm of Economics
21.06.2022
How does the idea of Business and Human Rights framework agreements (BHR framework agreements) look from an African perspective and – more specifically from one aware of the growing impact...
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- Inter-State Cases under the ECHR
A Procedure Likely to Remain Rare in the African System
27.04.2021
In the African regional human rights system, very little use has been made of inter-State communications. In this blogpost, I outline this particular kind of communications and analyse the most...
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