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Statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of International Migrants Day – 18 December 2025

“Making migration a vector of dignity, not vulnerability” Banjul, 18 December 2025 – On International Migrants Day, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) joins the international community in paying tribute to all mig...

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Commemorating 16 years of the Kampala Convention

Joint Statement by Paula Gaviria Betancur, I-JN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons and Selma Sassi Safer, Special Rapporteur on Refugees, AsylumSeekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa (African Commission on Human and People...

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Monitoring the Implementation of Recommendations of the ACHPR

The African Commission recognizes the importance of addressing the challenge posed by the lack of data regarding the implementation of its decisions. To this end, the Commission recently conducted an audit of its Merits Decisions from 1994 to December 2024. The link to the list o...

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

Press Statement on the Occasion of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” 25 November 2025, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women...

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REPORT OF THE VIRTUAL JOINT FACT-FINDING MISSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE SUDAN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Background    1.    It has been more than two years since the conflict in the Sudan erupted on 15 April 2023. This conflict has caused serious and massive human rights violations and disproportionately affected civilians, with...

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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.

Communiqué de presse sur la Mission conjointe d’Etablissements des faits sur la situation des droits de l’homme en République du Soudan, effectuée en République du Tchad.

Jan 23, 2026

Communiqué de presse sur la Mission conjointe d’Etablissements des faits sur la situation des droits de l’homme en République du Soudan, effectuée e...

Press Release on the Flood Situation in Mozambique

Jan 23, 2026

Communiqué de presse sur l’attaque terroriste meurtrière contre des civils dans la région de Tillabéri en République du Niger

Jan 22, 2026

Press Release on the Suspension of Public Internet Access, Selected Mobile Services and Civil Society Organizations’ Permits during the Election Period in Uganda.

Jan 16, 2026

Statement on Joint Letter of Urgent Appeal to the Republic of Uganda

Jan 12, 2026

Events

85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights

85th Ordinary Session [Public]

21/10/2025 - 30/10/2025

Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, read together with Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the...

84th Private Ordinary Session

21/07/2025 - 30/07/2025

83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights

83rd Ordinary Session [Public]

2/05/2025 - 22/05/2025

82nd Ordinary Session [Private]

25/02/2025 - 11/03/2025

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

37th Extra-Ordinary Session

2/12/2024 - 6/12/2024

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Statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of International Migrants Day – 18 December 2025

“Making migration a vector of dignity, not vulnerability” Banjul, 18 December 2025 – On International Migrants Day, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) joins the international community in paying tribute to all mig...

Commemorating 16 years of the Kampala Convention

Joint Statement by Paula Gaviria Betancur, I-JN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons and Selma Sassi Safer, Special Rapporteur on Refugees, AsylumSeekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa (African Commission on Human and People...

Monitoring the Implementation of Recommendations of the ACHPR

The African Commission recognizes the importance of addressing the challenge posed by the lack of data regarding the implementation of its decisions. To this end, the Commission recently conducted an audit of its Merits Decisions from 1994 to December 2024. The link to the list o...

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

Press Statement on the Occasion of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” 25 November 2025, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women...

REPORT OF THE VIRTUAL JOINT FACT-FINDING MISSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE SUDAN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Background    1.    It has been more than two years since the conflict in the Sudan erupted on 15 April 2023. This conflict has caused serious and massive human rights violations and disproportionately affected civilians, with...

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Communiqué de presse sur la Mission conjointe d’Etablissements des faits sur la situation des droits de l’homme en République du Soudan, effectuée en République du Tchad.

Press Release on the Flood Situation in Mozambique

Communiqué de presse sur l’attaque terroriste meurtrière contre des civils dans la région de Tillabéri en République du Niger

Press Release on the Suspension of Public Internet Access, Selected Mobile Services and Civil Society Organizations’ Permits during the Election Period in Uganda.

Statement on Joint Letter of Urgent Appeal to the Republic of Uganda

Events

85th Ordinary Session [Public]

84th Private Ordinary Session

83rd Ordinary Session [Public]

82nd Ordinary Session [Private]

37th Extra-Ordinary Session

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African Human Rights Yearbook Volume 9 (2025)

SUDAN: Key Facts and Insights on the Conflict

REPORT OF THE VIRTUAL JOINT FACT-FINDING MISSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE SUDAN

The United Republic Of Tanzania: Joint Promotion And Fact-Finding Mission, 2023

56th and 57th Combined Activity Reports

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“Making migration a vector of dignity, not vulnerability” Banjul, 18 December 2025 – On International Migrants Day, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) joins the international community in paying tribute to all mig...

Joint Statement by Paula Gaviria Betancur, I-JN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons and Selma Sassi Safer, Special Rapporteur on Refugees, AsylumSeekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa (African Commission on Human and People...

The African Commission recognizes the importance of addressing the challenge posed by the lack of data regarding the implementation of its decisions. To this end, the Commission recently conducted an audit of its Merits Decisions from 1994 to December 2024. The link to the list o...

Press Statement on the Occasion of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” 25 November 2025, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY&nbsp; Background&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;It has been more than two years since the conflict in the Sudan erupted on 15 April 2023. This conflict has caused serious and massive human rights violations and disproportionately affected civilians, with...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background 1. It has been more than two years since the conflict in the Sudan erupted on 15 April 2023. This conflict has caused serious and massive human rights violations and disproportionately affected civilians, with...