Press Statement on the Flooding and Landslide caused by Cyclone Freddy in Malawi

The Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa and Country Rapporteur on the promotion of human rights in the Republic of Malawi, Honourable Commissioner Mudford Zacharia Mwandenga, on behalf of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ ...

Validation meeting of the study on African responses to the issue of migrants and the protection of migrants in Africa and the African guidelines on the human rights of all migrants, 18 March 2023 Virtually

Press Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Senegal

Banjul 16 March 2023- The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) is following with interest the development of the situation in the Republic of Senegal. It is particularly concerned by the latest incidents that have taken place in recent days, including ...

Final Communiqué of the 74th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Virtual Session 21 February – 7 March 2023 1.The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held its 74th Ordinary Private Session (the Session) virtually, from 21 February to 7 March 2023. 2.The Session was chaired by ...

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa on the Occasion of the "International Women's Day".

8 March 2023, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, Honourable Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, on behalf of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), and ...