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.

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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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Title	Jurisdiction		Date
Resolution on the resurgence of unconstitutional change of Governments in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	4 August 2023
Resolution on the serious deterioration of the human rights situation in the Republic of the Sudan as a result of the continuation of the war that broke out on 15 April 2023	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	4 August 2023
Le Rassemblement Malien pour la Fraternite et le Progres c. La Republique du Mali (Communication 730/19) [2023] ACHPR 17 (2 août 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	2 August 2023
Monakali and Others v Republic of South Africa (Communication 377/09) [2023] ACHPR 5 (2 August 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	2 August 2023
Sambi c Union des Comores (Communication 702/18) [2023] ACHPR 15 (2 août 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	2 August 2023
S.A v Democratic Republic of Congo (Communication 502/14) [2023] ACHPR 8 (2 August 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	2 August 2023
Press Statement on Women's Political Participation in the Run-up to the August 2023 Presidential Elections in Zimbabwe	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Statement	1 August 2023
Press release on the expulsion of Burkinabe refugees and asylum seekers by Ghana	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Statement	22 July 2023
African Commission calls for respect for the right to peaceful protests in Kenya	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Statement	21 July 2023
Press Release on the expulsion of sub-Saharan Migrants in the Libyan desert	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Statement	11 July 2023
Press Statement at the Conclusion of the Promotion Mission of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to The Republic Of Namibia	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Statement	17 June 2023
Resolution on the Appointment of 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 Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	17 June 2023
Resolution on conducting a Study on Integrating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in National Development Planning in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on the Appointment of an Expert Member of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on the Appointment of Expert Members of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on the celebration of the Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela African Day in recognition of his efforts as a great defender of human rights	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of the Sudan	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on the need for a Study on the situation of human rights defenders working on sexual and reproductive health rights issues	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Kingdom of Eswatini	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	15 June 2023
Resolution on conducting a Study on Prisons and Conditions of detention in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	14 June 2023
Resolution on the termination of the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	13 June 2023
Final Communiqué of the 75th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Statement	1 June 2023
Idelfonse c République du Burundi (Communication 728/19) [2023] ACHPR 10 (23 mai 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	23 May 2023
Mahmoud and Another v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 424/12) [2023] ACHPR 16 (23 May 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	23 May 2023
Mbaye c Republique de Senegal (Communication 649/17) [2023] ACHPR 13 (23 mai 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	23 May 2023
Ngoge v Republic of Kenya ; Ngoge and Another v Republic of Kenya (Communication 515/15; Communication 527/15) [2023] ACHPR 14 (23 May 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	23 May 2023
Samira Ibrahim Mahmoud and Rasha Ali Abdel-Rahman v The Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 424/12) [2023] ACHPR 3 (23 May 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	23 May 2023
Tuweni and Others (Represented by REDRESS) v Republic of Kenya (Communication 778/22) [2023] ACHPR 1 (23 May 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	23 May 2023
Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural (ECOSOC) Rights - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	23 May 2023
Committee on the Prevention of Torture in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	20 May 2023
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	20 May 2023
Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	20 May 2023
Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	20 May 2023
Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	20 May 2023
Report on the Production, Trade, and use of Tools of Torture in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	17 May 2023
Working Group On Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary Or Arbitrary Executions And Enforced Disappearances In Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	9 May 2023
Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	9 May 2023
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	8 May 2023
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	6 May 2023
Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	6 May 2023
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) - 75OS	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Report	6 May 2023
Resolution on a Human Rights-Based approach to the Implementation and Monitoring of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 March 2023
Resolution on Business and Human Rights in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 March 2023
Resolution on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Intersex Persons in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	21 March 2023
Benoit c La Republique de Cameroun (738/20) [2023] ACHPR 12 (7 mars 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 March 2023
Benoit c La Republique de Cameroun (Communication 738/20) [2023] ACHPR 9 (7 mars 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 March 2023
Mohamed and Others v Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Communication 455/13) [2023] ACHPR 6 (7 March 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 March 2023
Ngoge and Another v Republic of Kenya (Communication 516/15) [2023] ACHPR 4 (7 March 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 March 2023
Ngoge v Republic of Kenya ; Ngoge and Another v Republic of Kenya (Communication 485/14; Communication 535/15) [2023] ACHPR 7 (7 March 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 March 2023
Sudanese Civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile v Sudan (Communication 402/11 and 420/12) [2023] ACHPR 2 (7 March 2023)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 March 2023