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“States must duly respond to public demands and guarantee freedom of peaceful assembly,” say UN and regional Experts in a joint declaration

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, UN and regional experts[1] issue a call to governments around the world to refrain from using violence as means to address public claims. As we enter 2021, experts ...

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Statements
Closing Statement of the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, delivered at the Closing Ceremony

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,All protocols observed, allow me to stand on existing protocols.First I bring to you my greetings and wish you a very good morning or good afternoon from ...

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Statement Of The Working Group On The Rights Of Older Persons And People With Disabilities In Africa Of The African Commission On Human And Peoples’ Rights, At The Occasion O

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), this 3rd December 2020, the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa of the ...

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Final Communiqués
Final Communiqué of the 67th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

1.        The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) held its 67th Ordinary Session (the Session) virtually from 13 November to 3 December, 2020, due to the persistence of ...

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Statement on Letter of Urgent Appeal to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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National Dialogue on the Study: “HIV, the Law and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-Based Responses to HIV