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 Like other human rights systems, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights establish the absolute prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 5 of the Charter provides that “every individualshall have the right to respect of the inherent dignity of the human being and that all forms of exploitation and degradation of man, particularly slavery, slave trade, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited.”
The Charter also establishes a regional human rights body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with the mandate to promote respect for the Charter, ensure the protection of the rights and fundamental freedoms contained therein, and make recommendations for its application. More...
The Chairperson of theWorking Group on the Fellow-up Committee on the Implementation of
the Robben Island Guidelines,
Commissioner Dupe
Atoki, (5th from right to left) and the Vice-
Chairperson of
the of theWorking Group on the Fellow-up Committee on the Implementation
of
the Robben Island Guidelines, Mr. Jean
Baptiste Niyizurugero (4th from right to left)
at the
Ordinary
Session of the UN
Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture SPT
which
held in
Geneva between 23 - 27 June 2009. more...
The Chairpersion of the of theWorking Group on the Fellow-up Committee on the
Implementation of
the Robben Island Guidelines,
paying a courtesy visit on the President of
the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
H.E.
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
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Promotinal Mission to the
Republic of Benin
23 - 25 October 2009
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The Chairperson exchanging
pleasantries with Chairperson of
the Uganda Human Rights
Commission.
 The Chairperson with participants
at the a sensitazition workshop
held in Kampala,Uganda |
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