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African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

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.

In addition to performing any other tasks, which may be entrusted to it by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, the Commission is officially charged with three major functions:

  • the protection of human and peoples' rights
  • the promotion of human and peoples' rights
  • the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Physical address
31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District Western Region P.O. Box 673 Banjul The Gambia E-mail: au-banjul@africa-union.org
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https://achpr.au.int/en

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Newsletter by SRRWA on Advancing Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Africa (May 2025) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Report 7 May 2025
Resolution on developing Guidelines to assist States monitor technology companies in respect of their duty to maintain information integrity through independent fact checking African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the celebration of Africa's day of solidarity with the world and the bravery of its combatants African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the Development of a Model Law on Criminalizing Torture in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the extension of the deadline for conducting the review of the Study on the Death Penalty African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the extension of the deadline to conduct a Study on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the need for a study on the development of a specific legal framework for the protection of forcibly displaced persons in Africa as a result of climate change African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the need to Develop Guidelines on the Elimination of Obstetric Violence and Promotion of Maternal Healthcare in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the need to Raise Awareness for States to withdraw Reservations on some Provisions of the Maputo Protocol African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on the situation of sub-Saharan migrants in Libya African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Resolution on working towards the assessment of public interest content in this digital era and developing guidelines to ensure a public interest element for all platforms operating in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 11 March 2025
Renewal of Mandate of Some Expert Members of The Committee on The Protection of The Rights of People Living With HIV and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected By HIV African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution in Preparation for The AU Theme For 2025 “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” Through Consultations on Afro Descendants, Indigenous/Ethnic Ancestry, Reparations and the 6th Region of The African Union African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on Expanding the Mandate of the Advisory Committee on Budgetary and Staff Matters (ACBSM) to include Explicit Audit Functions African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on Promoting and Harnessing Data Access as a tool for advancing Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the Digital Age African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on Promoting the use of Indigenous and Local Languages as a Medium for Learning and Communication in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Creation of the Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela African Human Rights Scholarship in Recognition of his Legacy African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Drafting of a General Comment on article 26 of the African charter on Human and Peoples' Rights African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Drafting of a General Comment on Article 26 of The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Entry Into Force and Implementation of the Protocols Rights on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Impact of Sanctions on the Realisation of Human Rights In Zimbabwe African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated by, Work and Descent (CDWD) In Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Advisory Committee on Budgetary and Personnel Matters African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the support group to the special rapporteur on human rights defenders and focal point on reprisals in Africa for the promotion and monitoring of the effective implementation of the directives on freedom of association and assembly in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on Communications African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on the Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions and Enforced Disappearances in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution on the situation of human rights defenders working on environmental issues in Uganda African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 6 November 2024
Resolution sur la Promotion et L’exploitation de L’acces Aux Donnees en Tant Qu’outil de Promotion des Droits de L’homme et du Developpement Durable a L’ere du Numerique African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Resolution 6 November 2024
CPTA Newsletter October 2024 - The Role of Education and Training In Preventing Torture In Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Report 22 October 2024
Letuya and Others v Republic of Kenya (Ruling) (Application No. 010/2024) [2024] ACHPR 9 (16 October 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 16 October 2024
Ghannouchi and Others v Republic of Tunisia (Ruling) (Application No. 004/2023) [2024] ACHPR 2 (3 October 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 3 October 2024
Rahmani and Others v Republic of Tunisia (Ruling) (Application No. 008/2024) [2024] ACHPR 7 (3 October 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 3 October 2024
Slimane v Republic of Tunisia (Ruling) (Application No. 007/2024) [2024] ACHPR 5 (3 October 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 3 October 2024
الغنوشي وآخرون ضد الجمهورية التونسية (الحكم) (طلب رقم 004/2023) [2024] ACHPR 4 (3 أكتوبر 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 3 October 2024
رحماني وآخرون ضد الجمهورية التونسية (الحكم) (طلب رقم 008/2024) [2024] ACHPR 8 (3 أكتوبر 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 3 October 2024
سليمان ضد الجمهورية التونسية (الحكم) (طلب رقم 007/2024) [2024] ACHPR 6 (3 أكتوبر 2024) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 3 October 2024
Resolution on the Development of an Addendum on Data to the State Party Reporting Guidelines for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Tunis Reporting Guidelines) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 3 June 2024
Resolution on the preparation of a General Comment on the right to development in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 3 June 2024
Resolution on the Substitution of the Vice Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 3 June 2024
Community Law Centre and Others (on behalf on the Five Victims) v Federal Republic of Nigeria (Communication 564 of 2015) [2024] ACHPR 1 (23 May 2024)
Human Rights — Subjects of human rights — Women · Human Rights — Substantive rights — Health · Human Rights — Substantive rights — Sexual and reproductive health
African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Judgment 23 May 2024
Human Rights — Subjects of human rights — Women · Human Rights — Substantive rights — Health · Human Rights — Substantive rights — Sexual and reproductive health
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV in Africa (the Committee) - 79OS African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Activity Report 14 May 2024
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa - 79OS African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Activity Report 14 May 2024
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) - 79OS African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Activity Report 14 May 2024
Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa - 79OS African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Activity Report 14 May 2024
54th and 55th Combined Activity Reports African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Activity Report 8 March 2024