African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is the judicial arm of the African Union and one of the three regional human rights courts together with the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human rights. It was established to protect the human and peoples’ rights in Africa principally through delivery of judgments. The Court has its permanent seat in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania.

Physical address
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Conservation Centre Dodoma Road
Visit website
https://www.african-court.org/wpafc/

682 documents

Title Jurisdiction Date
Resolution on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Benin African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Mali African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of The Sudan African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the State of Libya African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of The Sudan African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 5 May 2019
Resolution on the Continuing Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Cameroon African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Drafting of a General Comment on Article 12 (1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Electoral Process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Establishment of a Group to Support the Mandate of 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 Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Federal Republic of Somalia African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Burundi African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the interpretive and protective mandates of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Need for a Study on the Situation of Africa’s Sacred Natural Sites and Territories African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Need to Adopt Legal Measures for the Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Need to Conduct a Study on Violations of the Human Rights of Migrants African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 13 November 2018
Resolution on the Expansion of the Mandate and Composition of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 12 November 2018
Resolution on the development of General Comments on Article 7 (d) of the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 8 August 2018
Resolution on the Legislative Elections in Guinea-Bissau African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 8 August 2018
Resolution Appointing an Expert Member of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 9 May 2018
Resolution on Mixed Migratory Flows, Challenges of Protecting Migrants and the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and all forms of Violence in North and Sub-Saharan Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 9 May 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Cameroon African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 9 May 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Togo African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 9 May 2018
Draft Resolution: Burundi African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 9 April 2018
Resolution on the Activities Affecting the Human Rights of Indigenous Communities in Kenya African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 February 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 1 February 2018
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Communications African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 November 2017
Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Guidelines 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson. Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Advisory Committee on Budgetary and Staff Matters African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson, Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson, Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Committee on Resolutions African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson, Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Specific Issues related to the Work of the Commission African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment 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 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Reconstitution and Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights in Africa and Renew al of the Appointment of its Chairperson and Members African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers. Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 15 November 2017
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 15 November 2017
Resolution on the Appointment of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons. Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 November 2017
Resolution on the Reconstitution and Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa and Renewal of the Appointment of its Chairperson and Members African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 November 2017
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 November 2017
Resolution on Implementation of the Principles and Guidelines on Human and Peoples' Rights while Countering Terrorism in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 May 2017
Resolution on the Granting of Affiliate Status to National Human Rights Institutions and specialized human rights institutions in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 May 2017
Resolution on the Implementation of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 May 2017
Resolution on the Niamey Declaration on Ensuring the Upholding of the African Charter in the Extractive Industries Sector African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 May 2017
Resolution on the Protection of Sacred Natural Sites and Territories African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 May 2017
Resolution on the Regional Action Plan on Albinism in Africa (2017-2021) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 22 May 2017