Chafika Bensaoula

Chafika Bensaoula ( Arabic شفيقة بن صاولة, DMG Šafīqa Bin Ṣāwula ) is an Algerian lawyer and lecturer . From 2017 to 2023 she is a judge at the African Court of Human Rights and the Rights of the Peoples (ACHPR) of the African Union (AU).

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Bensaoula held various positions in the courts and in administration. Among other things, she was a judge at the Algerian Court of Appeal . She is currently a lecturer in public law .

Bensaoula was elected in January 2017 for a six-year term as judge at the African Court of Human Rights and the Rights of the Peoples in Arusha , Tanzania .

Bensaoula speaks Arabic , French and English .

Web links

• african-court.org: Current Judges. Lady Justice Bensaoula Chafika - Algeria. (English, with picture)