Hon Justice Duncan Gaswaga, a national of Uganda, was elected as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in July 2024, for a six-year term. Justice Gaswaga is a Judge of the High Court of the Republic of Uganda, and was also attached to the International Crimes Division (ICD) of Uganda, which deals with international crimes. Prior to this, Justice Gaswaga was a Senior Magistrate in Seychelles, a practicing Advocate and Magistrate in Uganda and the first General Secretary of the East African Magistrates and Judges’ Association (EAMJA). Justice Gaswaga is also a Fellow of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Halifax, Canada. He holds an LLB degree from Dar-Es-Salaam University, Tanzania, and LLM degrees from the University of Pretoria and Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA.