Press Releases

Opening Remarks By Statement by the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Opening of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights73rd Public Ordinary Session
Opening speech delivered by the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Honorable Commissioner Rémy Ngoy Lumbu73rd Public Ordinary Session
Press Release on the International Day against the Death Penalty
Urgent call for the cessation of multiple rights violations against the Benet Mosopisyek Community in the Republic of Uganda
Press release: Mission to promote human rights in the Togolese Republic
Statement of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons
Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, on the Occasion of the "Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion”
Press Statement by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, on the Occasion of International Day for Universal Access to Information
Call for contributions on the Draft Guidelines on adhering to human and peoples’ rights under the African Charter in the context of states of emergency or disaster
Joint declaration on protecting the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in times of emergencies
Press release on the human rights situation in the Republic of Guinea
Workshop on the initial report on the situation of the rights of older persons and persons with disabilities in Africa From August 11 to 12, 2022 Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireCote d'Ivoire
Press Statement of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Human Rights Situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaEthiopia
Joint Press Statement on the need to prevent Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the runup to the August 2022 Presidential Elections in the Republic of KenyaKenya
JOINT STATEMENT WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: The international community must strengthen prevention and accountability for trafficking in persons in conflict situ

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