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ACHPR Team Embarks on Benchmarking Visit to the European Court of Human Rights

Banjul, December 11, 2024 – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is pleased to announce that a delegation led by its Vice-Chairperson, Hon. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, and the Executive Secretary, Mme Abiola Idowu-Ojo, has embarked on a pivotal benchmarki...

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Press release on the death of nearly 25 migrants off the coast of the Union of the Comoros

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) has learned with deep regret of the death of nearly 25 migrants, including women and children, following the sinking of their boat between the island of Anjouan and the island of Mayotte, which they were trying ...

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Press Statement on the Occasion of the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women"

25 November 2024, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia On this solemn occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW), marked by the theme “Every 10 Minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence...

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Final Communiqué of the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Banjul, Republic of the Gambia 17 October to 6 November 2024 1.    In accordance with Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples‘ Rights (the African Charter), read in conjunction with Rule 27 of the Rules of Proc...

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.

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa, on the occasion of International Migrants Day, 18 December 2024

Dec 18, 2024

“Honouring the contributions of migrants and respecting their rights” On this International Migrants‘ Day, celebrated each year in memory ...

Press release on the human rights situation in the Republic of Niger following the terrorist attacks against civilians in several localities in the west of the country

Dec 17, 2024

ACHPR Team Embarks on Benchmarking Visit to the European Court of Human Rights

Dec 11, 2024

Press release from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of International Human Rights Day

Dec 10, 2024

Message from the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on the occasion of International Human Rights Defenders Day, December 9, 2024

Dec 09, 2024

Events

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

37th Extra-Ordinary Session

21/12/2024

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held its 37th Extra-Ordinary Session (the EOS) in Dakar, Senegal, from 2nd to 6...

81st Ordinary Session [Public]

21/12/2024

80th Ordinary Session [Private]

21/12/2024

79th Ordinary Session [Public], 14 May – 3rd June 2024

21/12/2024

1st Joint Forum of the Special Mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 25 to 27 April 2024 in Dakar, Se...

21/12/2024

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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...

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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...

Activity Reports

52nd and 53rd Combined Activity Reports

I. SUMMARY 1. The 52nd and 53rd Combined Activity Reports of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission or the ACHPR) is pr...

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Guidelines on adhering to human and peoples’ rights under the African Charter in the context of states of emergency or disaster

Times of emergencies or disaster present the most challenging circumstances as far as respect for and the protection and promotion of human rights a...

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ACHPR 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan

1. Contextual Background1.1 Global State of Human Rights Africa operates within a global ecosystem. It affects and is impacted upon by the geopoliti...

ACHPR Team Embarks on Benchmarking Visit to the European Court of Human Rights

Banjul, December 11, 2024 – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is pleased to announce that a delegation led by its Vice-Chairperson, Hon. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, and the Executive Secretary, Mme Abiola Idowu-Ojo, has embarked on a pivotal benchmarki...

Press release on the death of nearly 25 migrants off the coast of the Union of the Comoros

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) has learned with deep regret of the death of nearly 25 migrants, including women and children, following the sinking of their boat between the island of Anjouan and the island of Mayotte, which they were trying ...

Press Statement on the Occasion of the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women"

25 November 2024, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia On this solemn occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW), marked by the theme “Every 10 Minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence...

Final Communiqué of the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Banjul, Republic of the Gambia 17 October to 6 November 2024 1.    In accordance with Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples‘ Rights (the African Charter), read in conjunction with Rule 27 of the Rules of Proc...

About ACHPR

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Statement by the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa, on the occasion of International Migrants Day, 18 December 2024

Press release on the human rights situation in the Republic of Niger following the terrorist attacks against civilians in several localities in the west of the country

ACHPR Team Embarks on Benchmarking Visit to the European Court of Human Rights

Press release from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of International Human Rights Day

Message from the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on the occasion of International Human Rights Defenders Day, December 9, 2024

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37th Extra-Ordinary Session

81st Ordinary Session [Public]

80th Ordinary Session [Private]

79th Ordinary Session [Public], 14 May – 3rd June 2024

1st Joint Forum of the Special Mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 25 to 27 April 2024 in Dakar, Se...

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@achpr_cadhp..

Theme of the year

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54th and 55th Combined Activity Reports

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

52nd and 53rd Combined Activity Reports

Guidelines on adhering to human and peoples’ rights under the African Charter in the context of states of emergency or disaster

ACHPR 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan

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Banjul, December 11, 2024 – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is pleased to announce that a delegation led by its Vice-Chairperson, Hon. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, and the Executive Secretary, Mme Abiola Idowu-Ojo, has embarked on a pivotal benchmarki...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) has learned with deep regret of the death of nearly 25 migrants, including women and children, following the sinking of their boat between the island of Anjouan and the island of Mayotte, which they were trying ...

25 November 2024, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia On this solemn occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW), marked by the theme “Every 10 Minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence...

Banjul, Republic of the Gambia 17 October to 6 November 2024 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;In accordance with Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples‘ Rights (the African Charter), read in conjunction with Rule 27 of the Rules of Proc...

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Banjul, Republic of the Gambia 17 October to 6 November 2024 1. In accordance with Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples‘ Rights (the African Charter), read in conjunction with Rule 27 of the Rules of Proc...