Justice Stella Anukam
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated a Nigerian female lawyer, Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as a Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) for another term of six years.
Justice Anukam was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday.
The erudite judge obtained her law degree from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1984, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in August 1985.
She is also a chartered secretary, chartered arbitrator, and seasoned administrator.
Justice Anukam has served as former Director of Special Programmes at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in Abuja, Nigeria.
She is also a former Director of the International and Comparative Law Department of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
Tinubu commended Anukam for her contributions to the development of human rights jurisprudence on the continent and enjoined her to continue to bring her invaluable knowledge and insights to the African Court.
The President stated that his administration would continue to support the candidature of competent and qualified Nigerians for international positions, noting the country’s strategic importance in the global community.
With headquarters in Tanzania, ACHPR is a continental court established by African states to ensure the protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa.
It complements the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The court is composed of eleven judges nominated by member states of the AU and elected by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
Nigeria is a state party to the Protocol establishing the Court, having ratified it in 2004.
