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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Title	Jurisdiction		Date
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 September 2020
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa and Appointment of its Chairperson and Members	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 September 2020
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa and on the Appointment of its Chairperson and Members	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 September 2020
Resolution on the Socio-political Situation and Realization of Human Rights in Mali	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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	17 September 2020
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Committee on Resolutions	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	17 September 2020
Fadhl Al Mawla Husni Ahmed Ismail and 19 Ors (represented by Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt) v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 670 of 2017) [2020] ACHPR 1 (9 September 2020)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	9 September 2020
Desmond Nunugwo v Nigeria (Communication 653 of 2017) [2020] ACHPR 3 (17 August 2020)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	17 August 2020
Digbeejaye Koonjul v the Republic of Mauritius (Communication 569 of 2015) [2020] ACHPR 2 (17 August 2020)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	17 August 2020
Mr. Mohammed Abdel Hay Faramawy and 2 Ors (Represented by Dr. Abdel Hay Faramawy and 4 Ors) v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 637 of 2016; Communication 639 of 2016) [2020] ACHPR 4 (17 August 2020)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	17 August 2020
Emil Touray and Saikou Jammeh (represented by IHRDA and Sagar Jahateh) v The Republic of The Gambia (Communication 705 of 2018) [2020] ACHPR 5 (16 August 2020)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	16 August 2020
Resolution on the Need to Develop Norms on States’ Obligations to Regulate Private Actors Involved in the Provision of Social Services	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	17 May 2020
Resolution on the Post-Election crisis in the Republic of Guinea Bissau	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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	24 March 2020
Resolution on the Need to Develop Guidelines for Shadow Reporting	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 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 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 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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 November 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 November 2019
Resolution on the human rights situation in the Republic of South Sudan	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 November 2019
Resolution on the Recognition, Promotion and Protection of Indigenous Languages	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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 November 2019
Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa	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 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 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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	29 August 2019
Resolution on human rights and humanitarian law violations resulting from foreign airstrikes	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 August 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Libya	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 August 2019
Résolution sur la situation des droits de l’homme en Libye	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 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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 May 2019
Resolution on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa	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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Benin	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Mali	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of The Sudan	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the State of Libya	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 May 2019
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of The Sudan	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	5 May 2019
Amnesty International and Another v Sudan (Communication 48 of 1990; Communication 50 of 1991; Communication 52 of 1991; Communication 89 of 1993) [2018] ACHPR 11 (15 November 2018)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	15 November 2018
Resolution on the Continuing Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Cameroon	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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	13 November 2018
Resolution on the Electoral Process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)	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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	13 November 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Federal Republic of Somalia	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	13 November 2018
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Burundi	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 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 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 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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	13 November 2018