Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso is the Founding Director of Amani Africa Media and Research Services, an Addis Ababa based pan-African policy research, training and consulting think tank that works on matters African Union. Dr Dersso, who chairs the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, also serves as Adjunct Professor at Addis Ababa University College of Law and Governance Studies. He has published widely on human rights and constitutional governance, peace and security and international law and justice and is a member of various journals including the African Journal of Conflict Resolutions and International Journal of Transitional Justice.