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PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, read together with Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the ACHPR, 2020 Banjul, 5 September 2023; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACH...

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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.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN AFRICA

Sep 05, 2023

Deadline – 5 october 2023 At its 63rd Ordinary Session held from 24 October to 13 November 2018 in Banjul, the African Commission on Human...

PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

Sep 05, 2023

The African Commission expresses its deep sorrow over the tragedy from the Johannesburg Building Fire

Sep 04, 2023

Press release on the massacre of civilian demonstrators against MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sep 01, 2023

Press Release on the situation in Gabon following the presidential, legislative and municipal elections

Aug 30, 2023

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

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

7/09/2023

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...

75th Ordinary Session, Banjul, The Gambia

75th Ordinary Session [Public]: 3–23 May 2023

7/09/2023

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

7/09/2023

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

7/09/2023

73rd Public Ordinary Session: October 21 to November 09, 2022

7/09/2023

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52nd and 53rd Combined Activity Reports

I. SUMMARY 1. The 52nd and 53rd Combined Activity Reports of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission or the ACHPR) is pr...

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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...

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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

PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, read together with Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the ACHPR, 2020 Banjul, 5 September 2023; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACH...

About ACHPR

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN AFRICA

PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

The African Commission expresses its deep sorrow over the tragedy from the Johannesburg Building Fire

Press release on the massacre of civilian demonstrators against MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Press Release on the situation in Gabon following the presidential, legislative and municipal elections

Events

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

75th Ordinary Session [Public]: 3–23 May 2023

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

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

73rd Public Ordinary Session: October 21 to November 09, 2022

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@achpr_cadhp

Theme of the year

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52nd and 53rd Combined Activity Reports

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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Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, read together with Rule 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the ACHPR, 2020 Banjul, 5 September 2023; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACH...

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