April 2021

2020 in Review: focus on the African Commission on Human & People’s Rights

/ Featured Articles, Human Rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter the African Commission) is the foremost human rights organ of the African Union (hereinafter the AU) established under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter the African Charter) with the mandate to promote and protect human rights through examining state reports on the implementation …

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General Comment on the Right to Safe Abortion and Access to Contraceptives

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Did you know that on a global scale, we have about 25 million unsafe abortions performed annually? Women need to know how to get safe abortion services and access contraceptives. In this 8-minute video, Suzanne Majani of Ipas Africa Alliance speaks on the right to safe abortion services and access to contraceptives. She focuses on …

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Endorois Community Land Rights – Endorois Welfare Council v. Kenya

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In this 7-minute video, Janet Kiptanui of the Endorois Community speaks about how the Kenyan government in the 1970s evicted hundreds of Endorois families from their traditional lands around the Lake Bogoria area in the Rift Valley, to create a game reserve for tourism. Failing to obtain remedy at the national level, the Endorois, an …

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Implementation of decision 1015 of the African Union

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During the African Union (AU) Summit held in Nouakchott, Mauritania, from 25 June to 2 July 2018, the AU Executive Council adopted its Decision on the Report on the Joint Retreat of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission). The decision endorsed the recommendations that emanated …

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The African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights

/ Human Rights

This 8-minute animation video provides an overview of the mandate of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (The Commission). It provides summary details on the Commission’s background, functioning, structure, special mechanism, governance and complaints filing procedure. It also highlights the challenges that the Commission faces in executing its mandate.