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

Remarks on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition By Honourable Commissioner Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa

May 12 , 2022

High Level Continental Seminar On The Right To Health And Social Protection In Africa - Key Conclusions and Recommendations

April 11 , 2022

CONSULTATION ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN CRISIS SITUATIONS In the Africa Region – 16 November 2021 14:30 to 16:30 (Banjul time)

November 16 , 2021

Validation Workshop of the Guidelines on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances in Africa, from 5th to 6th November 2021, Banjul, The Gambia - Final Communiqué

November 08 , 2021

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

Communiqué de presse sur le drame des migrants au Royaume du Maroc

July 01 , 2022

The African Commission looks forward to Kenya’s cooperation for the implementation of the judgement of the African Court on Reparations in Application 006/2012

June 27 , 2022

CPTA Statement On The Occasion Of The International Day In Support Of Victims Of Torture

June 26 , 2022

Press Release on the ratification by Angola and the effective deposit of its instruments of ratification of the Protocols to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons and on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa

June 23 , 2022

Press Release of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights following the terrorist attacks in the villages of the Community of Diallassagou and surroundings in the Republic of Mali

June 21 , 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 International Albinism Awareness Day

June 13 , 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

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

June 28 , 2022

Call for applications for the nomination of Expert Members of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and those at risk, vulnerable to and affected by HIV in Africa

June 28 , 2022

Call for Applications for the Nomination of Expert Members to serve on the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa

June 27 , 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE: CPTA Webinar In Commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 27 June 2022 From 10:00 AM GMT (Banjul Time) to 11:45 AM GMT (Banjul Time)

June 24 , 2022

PRESS RELEASE: Second Joint Continental Seminar on the Right to Health and Social Protection in Africa & Second Continental Conference on ‘The impact of COVID-19 on HIV Responses in Africa, 27 - 29 June 2022 & 30 June - 2 July 2022 Windhoek, Namibia

June 21 , 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE: Donation of reading materials to the general public interested in human rights

June 17 , 2022

Call for Applications for Membership of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa

June 13 , 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE: Upcoming Session 72nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) [Private]

June 11 , 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 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 ,