The African Commission joins in marking World Environment Day
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through its Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Righ...




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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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through its Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Righ...
JOINT DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF CHILDREN IN THE DIGITAL AGEThe United Nations (UN) Special Rapp...
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