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The African Commission expresses deep shock about the death of more than 80 civilians in Northern Kaduna, Nigeria from a drone strike

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, expresses deep shock over ...

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Press Release on the Joint Retreat between the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Commission) and the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee (COREP)

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) and the Permanent Representatives Committee of...

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Press Release on World AIDS Day 2023

On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through its Committee on The Protection of the Rights Of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) And Those At Risk, Vulnerable To and Affected by HIV (the Committee), joins the res...

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

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بيان المقررة الخاصة المعنية بحقوق المرأة في أفريقيا بمناسبة "اليوم الدولي للقضاء على العنف ضد المرأة"

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PRESS RELEASE: Meeting for Validation of Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in Africa 20-21 November 2023, Windhoek, Namibia

15 November 2023, Banjul, The Gambia – The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ...

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.

Message from the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders on the occasion of International Human Rights Defenders Day on 9 December

ديسمبر 11, 2023

The African Commission expresses deep shock about the death of more than 80 civilians in Northern Kaduna, Nigeria from a drone strike

ديسمبر 09, 2023

Press Release on the Joint Retreat between the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Commission) and the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee (COREP)

ديسمبر 07, 2023

Press Release on World AIDS Day 2023

ديسمبر 02, 2023

Press release on the Ornano Stadium tragedy in Brazzaville

نوفمبر 30, 2023

Events

الدورة العادية السابعة والسبعون [العامة]: 20 أكتوبر - 9 نوفمبر 2023

11/12/2023

بعد الاجتماع بموجب المادة 64 (2) من الميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب، و مع قراءة المادة 27 من النظام الداخلي للجنة الأفريقية لحقوق الإنسان وال...

76th Ordinary Session [Private]: 19 July - 2 August 2023

11/12/2023

الدورة العادية الخامسة والسبعون [عامة]: 3-23 مايو 2023

11/12/2023

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

74th Ordinary Session [Private]: 21 Feb - 7 Mar 2023

11/12/2023

36th Extra-Ordinary Session [Private]: Jan 09, 2023

11/12/2023

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التقرير الجامع للتقريرين 52 و 53 عن أنشطة اللجنة الأفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب

. ملخص 1. يتم تقديم تقرير الأنشطة الجامع للتقريرين الثاني والخمسين والثالث والخمسين للجنة الأفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب )اللجنة(، إلى رؤساء دول و...

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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...

Publications

African Human Rights Yearbook Volume 6 (2022)

The three institutions making up the African regional human rights system, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Commission on...

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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...

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Rules on the establishment and operation of the Alert and Reporting Mechanism to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on situations of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Abidjan Rules

The African Commission expresses deep shock about the death of more than 80 civilians in Northern Kaduna, Nigeria from a drone strike

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, expresses deep shock over ...

Press Release on the Joint Retreat between the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Commission) and the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee (COREP)

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) and the Permanent Representatives Committee of...

Press Release on World AIDS Day 2023

On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through its Committee on The Protection of the Rights Of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) And Those At Risk, Vulnerable To and Affected by HIV (the Committee), joins the res...

بيان المقررة الخاصة المعنية بحقوق المرأة في أفريقيا بمناسبة "اليوم الدولي للقضاء على العنف ضد المرأة"

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PRESS RELEASE: Meeting for Validation of Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in Africa 20-21 November 2023, Windhoek, Namibia

15 November 2023, Banjul, The Gambia – The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ...

About ACHPR

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Message from the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders on the occasion of International Human Rights Defenders Day on 9 December

The African Commission expresses deep shock about the death of more than 80 civilians in Northern Kaduna, Nigeria from a drone strike

Press Release on the Joint Retreat between the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Commission) and the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee (COREP)

Press Release on World AIDS Day 2023

Press release on the Ornano Stadium tragedy in Brazzaville

Events

الدورة العادية السابعة والسبعون [العامة]: 20 أكتوبر - 9 نوفمبر 2023

76th Ordinary Session [Private]: 19 July - 2 August 2023

الدورة العادية الخامسة والسبعون [عامة]: 3-23 مايو 2023

74th Ordinary Session [Private]: 21 Feb - 7 Mar 2023

36th Extra-Ordinary Session [Private]: Jan 09, 2023

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التقرير الجامع للتقريرين 52 و 53 عن أنشطة اللجنة الأفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب

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

African Human Rights Yearbook Volume 6 (2022)

ACHPR 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan

Rules on the establishment and operation of the Alert and Reporting Mechanism to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on situations of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Abidjan Rules

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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, expresses deep shock over ...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) and the Permanent Representatives Committee of...

On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through its Committee on The Protection of the Rights Of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) And Those At Risk, Vulnerable To and Affected by HIV (the Committee), joins the res...

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15 November 2023, Banjul, The Gambia – The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ...

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