About ACHPR

The African Charter established the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Commission was inaugurated on 2 November 1987 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Commission’s Secretariat has subsequently been located in Banjul, The Gambia.

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87th Ordinary Session [Public]

87th Ordinary Session [Public]

  • 24/04/2026 - 20/05/2026

Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, read together with Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the...

ACHPR
86th Ordinary Session (Private)
  • 23/02/2026 - 9/03/2026
85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights
85th Ordinary Session [Public]
  • 21/10/2025 - 30/10/2025
ACHPR
84th Ordinary Session (Private)
  • 21/07/2025 - 30/07/2025

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