Hélène Tigroudja
About/Bio
Prof. Hélène Tigroudja (Aix-Marseille University) is Visiting Professor of Public International Law at Centre for International Law – National University of Singapore (CIL – NUS) and Vice-Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee. The views expressed in the post are personal.
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Litigating The Maputo Protocol in relation to Conflict-related Sexual Violence Before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Two Steps ahead and One Step Back
May 7, 2025
Hélène Tigroudja
In a landmark decision adopted in 2024 and disclosed in April 2025 in Communication No. 700/18 dealing with the Minova case v. Democratic Republic of Congo (only available in French), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“the Commission”) concluded to the responsibility of the DRC in the grave and massive violations of rights of more…
Western Sahara before the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Is there a “brother’s keeper” obligation for the Member States of the African Union?
October 13, 2022
Hélène Tigroudja
In the current international context where States are ‘(re)discovering’ the virtue of international judicial litigation tools (before the ICJ or before the European Court of Human Rights), the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights was presented with a unique request against the backdrop of protecting the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people. The latter…
Popular articles by Hélène Tigroudja
Western Sahara before the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Is there a “brother’s keeper” obligation for the Member States of the African Union?
October 13, 2022
Hélène Tigroudja
In the current international context where States are ‘(re)discovering’ the virtue of international judicial litigation tools (before the ICJ or before the European Court of Human Rights), the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights was presented with a unique request against the backdrop of protecting the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people. The latter…
Litigating The Maputo Protocol in relation to Conflict-related Sexual Violence Before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Two Steps ahead and One Step Back
May 7, 2025
Hélène Tigroudja
In a landmark decision adopted in 2024 and disclosed in April 2025 in Communication No. 700/18 dealing with the Minova case v. Democratic Republic of Congo (only available in French), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“the Commission”) concluded to the responsibility of the DRC in the grave and massive violations of rights of more…