Tanzania, Feb. 21 -- Arusha. Tanzania has advised the African rights court to avoid encroaching on the sovereignty of member states

Vice President Dr Phillip Mpango said of late the pan-African judicial organ has been issuing orders which were "out of context."

He said it was because of such "glitches" that some countries have withdrawn from some key provisions of the Court on Human and People's Rights (AfCHPR) based in Arusha.

Dr Mpango who was opening the Court's Judicial Year 2023 cited the growing list of withdrawals from the Court's Declaration on Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), saying it was precisely due to the anomaly.

The declaration which falls under Article 34 (6) of AfCHPR Protocol allows NGOs and individuals to fil...