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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 ...

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Final Communiqué of the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

ARUSHA, TANZANIA 20OCTOBER – 9 NOVEMBER 2023 1. In accordance with Article 64(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter), read together with Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure (2020) of the African Commission on H...

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Joint Statement on Support for an International Treaty on Tax Cooperation and Resources for Financing Social and Public Services

As human rights mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) responsible for the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and collective rights of peoples we express our grave concern over the regressions being e...

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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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 the Rights of Women in Africa on the Occasion of the "International Day for the elimination of violence against women"

نوفمبر 25, 2023

25 November 2023, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, Honourable Commissioner Jane...

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Outcome of the Meeting to Validate the Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa, held 20-21 November 2023, Windhoek, Namibia

نوفمبر 23, 2023

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS on intimidation and reprisals against those engaging with the African human rights system

نوفمبر 23, 2023

Joint Statement on Support for an International Treaty on Tax Cooperation and Resources for Financing Social and Public Services

نوفمبر 20, 2023

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

نوفمبر 16, 2023

Events

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

29/11/2023

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

29/11/2023

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

29/11/2023

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

29/11/2023

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

29/11/2023

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تقارير النشاط

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...

Publications

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...

Policies

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...

Publications

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

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 ...

Final Communiqué of the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

ARUSHA, TANZANIA 20OCTOBER – 9 NOVEMBER 2023 1. In accordance with Article 64(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter), read together with Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure (2020) of the African Commission on H...

Joint Statement on Support for an International Treaty on Tax Cooperation and Resources for Financing Social and Public Services

As human rights mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) responsible for the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and collective rights of peoples we express our grave concern over the regressions being e...

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

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About ACHPR

News

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa on the Occasion of the "International Day for the elimination of violence against women"

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Outcome of the Meeting to Validate the Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa, held 20-21 November 2023, Windhoek, Namibia

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS on intimidation and reprisals against those engaging with the African human rights system

Joint Statement on Support for an International Treaty on Tax Cooperation and Resources for Financing Social and Public Services

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

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

ARUSHA, TANZANIA 20OCTOBER – 9 NOVEMBER 2023 1. In accordance with Article 64(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter), read together with Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure (2020) of the African Commission on H...

As human rights mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) responsible for the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and collective rights of peoples we express our grave concern over the regressions being e...

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About ACHPR

News

Events

Video

Our Focus

@achpr_cadhp..

Newsletter

Theme of the year

Resources