The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption have signed a Cooperation Agreement

Today, on the sidelines of the African Union Summit, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), l...

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 82nd 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 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the ACHPR, 2020 Banjul, 5 February 2025; The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACHP...

Press release on the situation of sub-Saharan migrants in the State of Libya

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) is following with great attention the situation of sub-Saharan migrants in the State of Libya (Libya) and is particularly concerned following the numerous allegations of kidnapping, torture, ill-treatment and ra...

The African Commission expresses concern over recent reports of treatment of prisoners in Seychelles

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through the Country Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Republic of Seychelles, Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, and the Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Det...