African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights

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:

Protection of human and peoples' rights

Promotion of human and peoples' rights

Interpretation of the African Charter

Statement of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Occasion of the Celebration of African Union Day

September 10 , 2022

Statement on the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances

August 30 , 2022

Press release on the terrorist attack perpetrated in Tessit

August 23 , 2022

Continental conference on the impact of COVID-19 on the Rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) 30 June - 02 July 2022 Windhoek, Namibia Key Conclusions And Recommendations (The Windhoek Declaration)

August 11 , 2022

Statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights following the coup d'état of October 25, 2021 in the Republic of Sudan

October 28 , 2021

The African Commission hails South Sudan’s decision to implement the transitional justice chapter of South Sudan’s Peace Agreement

February 02 , 2021

Statement on Letter of Appreciation to the Republic of Kenya

December 25 , 2020

Urgent call for the cessation of multiple rights violations against the Benet Mosopisyek Community in the Republic of Uganda

October 04 , 2022

Press release: Mission to promote human rights in the Togolese Republic

September 30 , 2022

Statement of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

September 30 , 2022

Press Statement by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, on the Occasion of International Day for Universal Access to Information

September 28 , 2022

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, on the Occasion of the "Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion”

September 28 , 2022

Statement of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the occasion of the World Day of the Deaf

September 24 , 2022

Press Release on the Meeting of the Drafting Committee of the Rules on the Establishment and Functioning of the Alert and Reporting Mechanism to the ACHPR on Situations of Torture and Related Acts - 17 and 18 December 2021, Hotel El Mouradi Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia

December 27 , 2021

Press statement on the demise of Reverend Patrick Semphere, Chairperson of the Malawi Human Rights Commission

January 27 , 2021

PRESS RELEASE ON THE ARREST OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS BELONGING TO THE LUCHA CITIZEN MOVEMENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

January 22 , 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

September 23 , 2022

Extension Of Call For Applications For The Nomination Of Expert Members Of The Working Group On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights In Africa

September 23 , 2022

Call for contributions on the Draft Guidelines on adhering to human and peoples’ rights under the African Charter in the context of states of emergency or disaster

September 20 , 2022

Guidelines on Adhering to Human And Peoples’ Rights Under The African Charter in The Context of States of Emergency or Disaster

September 20 , 2022

Call for Applications for the Nomination of Expert Members of the Working Group on Death Penalty, Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa

September 14 , 2022

EXTENSION OF CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE WORKING GROUP ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN AFRICA

August 30 , 2022

EXTENSION OF CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE WORKING GROUP ON INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS/COMMUNITIES AND MINORITIES IN AFRICA

August 30 , 2022

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST PROCUREMENT NUMBER: EOI ACHPR/AUC/IS / 01/2022 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS FOR TRANSLATION, EDITING AND REVISION SERVICES CLOSING DATE: 30 September 2022

August 30 , 2022

Kenya: Combined report of the 12th and 13th Periodic Reports

Received: 15 March 2021

Seychelles: 3rd Periodic Report, 2006-2019

Received: 23 April 2021

Combined report comprising the 15th, 16th and 17th Periodic Reports of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, 2018 - 2021

Received: 10 June 2022

COMBINED 50th and 51st ACTIVITY REPORTS

Session Covered: 31st Extraordinary Session. 68th Ordinary Session. 69th Ordinary Session. 32nd Extraordinary Session. 33rd Extra-Ordinary Session. 34th Extra-Ordinary Session.

COMBINED 48th and 49th ACTIVITY REPORTS

Session Covered: 66th Ordinary Session. 27th Extraordinary Session. 28th Extraordinary Session. 67th Ordinary Session. 29th Extraordinary Session . 30th Extraordinary Session .

47th Activity Report

Session Covered: 26th Extraordinary Session. 65th Ordinary Session.

46th Activity Report

Session Covered: 25th Extraordinary Session. 64th Ordinary Session.

45th Activity Report

Session Covered: 24th Extraordinary Session. 63rd Ordinary Session.

The Republic of The Gambia: Promotion Mission, 2017

Commissioner: Hon. Jamesina Essie L. King, Commissioner , Madame Reine Alapini-Gansou ,

Angola: Promotion Mission, 2016

Commissioner: Adv. Faith Pansy Tlakula (Ms) , Hon. Soyata Maiga, Commissioner ,

Swaziland:Promotion Mission, 2013

Commissioner: Adv. Faith Pansy Tlakula (Ms) , Hon. Solomon Ayele Dersso, Commissioner ,