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
Visit website
https://achpr.au.int/en

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Resolution on the Socio-political Situation and Realization of Human Rights in Mali African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 18 September 2020
Resolution on the Drafting of Guidelines for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 September 2020
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Committee on Resolutions African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 September 2020
Resolution on the Need to Develop Norms on States’ Obligations to Regulate Private Actors Involved in the Provision of Social Services African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 May 2020
Resolution on the Post-Election crisis in the Republic of Guinea Bissau African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 May 2020
Resolution on the Need to Prepare a Study on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 24 March 2020
Resolution on the Need to Develop Guidelines for Shadow Reporting African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 March 2020
Resolution on the Need to Prepare a Study on the Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officials in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 17 March 2020
General Comment No. 6 on the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Right on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol): The Right to Property During Separation, Divorce or Annulment of Marriage African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) General comment 4 March 2020
Resolution on the Appointment of Expert Members to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 November 2019
Resolution on the Drafting of an African Declaration on the Promotion of the Role of Human Rights Defenders and their Protection in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 November 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 November 2019
Resolution on the human rights situation in the Republic of South Sudan African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 November 2019
Resolution on the Recognition, Promotion and Protection of Indigenous Languages African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 November 2019
Resolution on use of expertise of former Commissioners to advance the Work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 November 2019
Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa African Union Icon African Regional Bodies Declaration 10 November 2019
Draft Resolution on the renewal of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Special Mechanisms’ mandates African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 10 November 2019
General Comment No. 5 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: The Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) General comment 10 November 2019
Resolution on the Threat of the Ebola Epidemic Virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 29 August 2019
Resolution on human rights and humanitarian law violations resulting from foreign airstrikes African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 August 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Libya African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 August 2019
Résolution sur la situation des droits de l’homme en Libye African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 21 August 2019
Resolution on the human rights impacts of extreme weather in Eastern and Southern Africa due to climate change African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 19 May 2019
Resolution on States’ Obligation to Regulate Private Actors Involved in the Provision of Health and Education Services African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Resolution 14 May 2019
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