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Press release on the human rights promotion mission of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in the Togolese Republic

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Invitation to the 2nd Edition of the Pre-Session Forum of States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Banjul, 19-20 October 2025

Excellencies, Distinguished Representatives of the States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Righ...

85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights

Meetings

85th Ordinary Session [Public]

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, 2020 Banjul, 22 August 2025; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACHPR) wishes to inform State Parti...

Press release: Mission to promote human rights in the Togolese Republic

Announcements

Notice: Change of Email Address

To all Stakeholders, Please be informed that in line with the wider African Union decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has updated its primary contact email address. Kindly use the following address for all future correspondence: New Email Address: ...

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.

Press Statement: Continental Workshop to Promote the Socio-Economic Rights of Women, including in the context of extractive industries, on 25- 26 September 2025 – Physical (Accra, Ghana)

Sep 16, 2025

For Immediate Release: Attention All Members of the Media and Editors Press Statement: Continental Workshop to Promote the Socio-Economic ...

Press Statement: Validation Workshop for the Joint Study on Challenges of Litigating Women’s and Girls’ Rights before African Union Human Rights Organs from 23-24 September 2025 – Physical (Accra, Ghana)

Sep 16, 2025

PRESS RELEASE ON THE PROMOTION MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

Sep 16, 2025

Invitation to the 2nd Edition of the Pre-Session Forum of States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Banjul, 19-20 October 2025

Sep 10, 2025

Notice: Change of Email Address

Sep 09, 2025

Events

84th Private Ordinary Session

17/09/2025

83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights

83rd Ordinary Session [Public]

17/09/2025

82nd Ordinary Session [Private]

17/09/2025

Urgent call for the cessation of multiple rights violations against the Benet Mosopisyek Community in the Republic of Uganda

37th Extra-Ordinary Session

17/09/2025

81st Ordinary Session [Public]

17/09/2025

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Reports

The United Republic Of Tanzania: Joint Promotion And Fact-Finding Mission, 2023

PREFACEThe discussion surrounding the status and human rights of indigenous peoples began to take shape at the African Commission on Human and Peopl...

Activity Reports

56th and 57th Combined Activity Reports

I. SUMMARY 1. The 56th and 57th Combined Activity Reports of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission or the ACHPR) are p...

Reports

KINGDOM OF LESOTHO: Promotion Mission Report 29 January to 02 February 2024

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) would like to express its gratitude to the Government of the K...

Activity Reports

54th and 55th Combined Activity Reports

I.SUMMARY1.The 54th and 55th Combined Activity Reports of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission or the ACHPR) are pres...

Reports

Declaration on the Promotion of the Role of Human Rights Defenders and their Protection in Africa

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, meeting at its XX Ordinary Session held from XX to XX in Banjul, the Gambia:INSPIRED by the obj...

Invitation to the 2nd Edition of the Pre-Session Forum of States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Banjul, 19-20 October 2025

Excellencies, Distinguished Representatives of the States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Righ...

85th Ordinary Session [Public]

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, 2020 Banjul, 22 August 2025; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACHPR) wishes to inform State Parti...

Notice: Change of Email Address

To all Stakeholders, Please be informed that in line with the wider African Union decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has updated its primary contact email address. Kindly use the following address for all future correspondence: New Email Address: ...

About ACHPR

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Press Statement: Continental Workshop to Promote the Socio-Economic Rights of Women, including in the context of extractive industries, on 25- 26 September 2025 – Physical (Accra, Ghana)

Press Statement: Validation Workshop for the Joint Study on Challenges of Litigating Women’s and Girls’ Rights before African Union Human Rights Organs from 23-24 September 2025 – Physical (Accra, Ghana)

PRESS RELEASE ON THE PROMOTION MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

Invitation to the 2nd Edition of the Pre-Session Forum of States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Banjul, 19-20 October 2025

Notice: Change of Email Address

Events

84th Private Ordinary Session

83rd Ordinary Session [Public]

82nd Ordinary Session [Private]

37th Extra-Ordinary Session

81st Ordinary Session [Public]

Video

Our Focus

@achpr_cadhp..

Theme of the year

Resources

The United Republic Of Tanzania: Joint Promotion And Fact-Finding Mission, 2023

56th and 57th Combined Activity Reports

KINGDOM OF LESOTHO: Promotion Mission Report 29 January to 02 February 2024

54th and 55th Combined Activity Reports

Declaration on the Promotion of the Role of Human Rights Defenders and their Protection in Africa

About ACHPR

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Excellencies, Distinguished Representatives of the States Parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Righ...

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, 2020 Banjul, 22 August 2025; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACHPR) wishes to inform State Parti...

To all Stakeholders, Please be informed that in line with the wider African Union decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has updated its primary contact email address. Kindly use the following address for all future correspondence: New Email Address: ...

About ACHPR

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Our Focus

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