Arusha Initiative

Welcome to our new and current members!  Find out here about who the Arusha Initiative is, what we do, and why we do it! Stay tuned for more posts from the webinar and how you can engage with the African human rights mechanisms.
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Happy birthday to the Arusha Initiative! We celebrate 3 years of amplifying the voices of the African people through awareness raising, information sharing and community building. Join our Initiative today for a brighter future for the African people! #ArushaInitiativeTurns3

Today, the Arusha Initiative celebrates African Human Rights Day. We reaffirm our commitment to advancing justice, protecting fundamental freedoms, and strengthening human rights across the African continent.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane as we celebrate 3 years of the Arusha Initiative. Look at how far we’ve come! #ArushaInitiativeTurns3

Guess who’s birthday is this month? Stay tuned as the Arusha Initiative celebrates turning 3 years old! We will take this month to celebrate all that the Arusha Initiative has done and how we’ve come! #ArushInitiative #HappyBirthday #3yearsold #AfricanHumanRightsMechanisms

The Arusha Initiative thrives on your engagement. Getting involved with the Arusha Initiative provides ways to engage with the African human rights system. Here are 3 key ways you can get involved and stay up to date with what we are doing! #AfricasBest

Today’s recap reinforces the importance of executing the office of the citizen. Dr. Oby cautions agaisnt the disengagement with the governance-facing facet of citizenship, and the importance of becoming stewards for change. Read our recommendation on how CSOs can organise.

Today’s recap highlights the importance of citizen participation. Dr. Oby discusses why the Arusha Initiative is crucial for such a time as this; nominations, elections, and faltering institutions in Africa. Read our recommendations on how to strengthen citizen participation.

This week, we will be sharing recaps from our webinar. Dr. Oby discusses the importance of African Institutions and the role they play in human rights in the continent. Read our recommendations for how we seek to the issues of transparency and meritocracy in the institutions.

Curious to know who the incumbents are for the 2027 African Human Rights Mechanisms nominations for the African Court? Find out here! Read our 2027 African Human Rights Mechanisms Vacancy Situation Report today to find out more: tinyurl.com/2598se5b

Curious to know who the incumbents are for the 2027 African Human Rights Mechanisms nominations for the African Commission? Find out here! 

Read our 2027 African Human Rights Mechanisms Vacancy Situation Report today to find out more: tinyurl.com/2598se5b

The webinar was just the first step! Look out for more facts about the Arusha Initiative, the 2027 vacancies at the African Mechanisms, and much more!  Read our 2027 African Human Rights Mechanisms Vacancy Situation Report TODAY via our QR code or link: tinyurl.com/2598se5b

We deeply appreciate the support and partnership of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the GIZ-African Union AWARE Project for the execution of this webinar, our first multilingual webinar. #ArushaInitiativeWebinar #AfricasBest

“We want you to bring this information down to your community to ensure there is a process to talk more about these vacancies in Africa’s human rights mechanisms! We need more people to get involved and get invested”- @kechu_uzoma #ArushaInitiative #AfricaHumanRightsElections2027

“Let’s be more active in our engagement and microassessment of what these mechanisms are doing to ensure that they live up to their mandate” - @kechu_uzoma #AfricasBest #AfricaHumanRightsElections2027

📢 Vacancy Announcement – African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) The terms of office for the following Judges are coming to an end, creating upcoming vacancies on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights #AfricaHumanRightsElections2027

📢 Vacancy Announcement – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) The terms of office for the following Commissioners are coming to an end, creating upcoming vacancies on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights #AfricaHumanRightsElections2027

“What is the next step? Join the Arusha Initiative! We want you to establish your own Arusha Initiative clubs at your university. We want every country on the continent to have an Arusha Initiative club.” - @kechu_uzoma #ArushaInitiativeWebinar #AfricaHumanRightsElections2027