Following a fallow period, we have some exciting posts coming up at The ACtHPR Monitor. In the meantime, it was a pleasure to attend the recent Justice and Human Rights Conference at The Hague Institute for Global Justice .
My paper on access to the African Court was part of an access to justice panel that included excellent presentations on India, Mexico and Canada. I am hoping my paper will emerge soon, but for now here are two slides I created from the presentation.
The first indicates the steps that must be taken by a member state to allow individuals and NGOs with observer status the right to directly petition the Court (Charter, Protocol and Special Declaration)
The second shows the current ratification of the Charter, the Protocol and Special Declaration signatories. 
I found that the slides, and particularly the maps, helped convey the access issues currently facing prospective applicants before the Court far better than words could.