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Statement on the passing of Honorable Commissioner Ndiamé Gaye

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) has learnt with deep sadness the tragic news of the untimely passing of Honorable Commissioner Ndiamé Gaye.
 
The African ...

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Press Release on the Protests in Senegal

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) is closely following current events in Senegal, in particular the clashes that erupted between the Senegalese Security Forces and ...

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

The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Special Rapporteur) of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Women’s ...

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Press Statement on the abduction of over 300 students at Jangebe, Zamfara State, Federal Republic of Nigeria

15 December 2020, Banjul, the Republic of The Gambia
 
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur for the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...

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Final Communiqués
Final Communiqué of the 31th Extra-Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

1.    The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“the Commission”) held its 31st Extra-Ordinary Session (“the Session”) from 19 to 25 February 2021, virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Press Statement on the Attack on Ugandan Journalists in Kampala

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, through the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (the Special Rapporteur), Commissioner Jamesina King ...

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