Ambassador Salah, Head of the African Governance Architecture, Judge Sylvain, President of the African Court and Dr. Solomon Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission speak to Dwight Wilson of AU Watch about the need to have enabling environment for the ACHPR to exercise its mandate. The three also highlight the importance of having a collaborative …
In this short documentary, women who have been victims of child marriage share their experiences and aspirations. The documentary highlights the Joint General Comment of Ending Child Marriage in Africa and its impact on the lives of girls and women in Africa.
This paper, which is commissioned by the Coalition for the Independence of the African Commission (CIAC), aims to explore how National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) may contribute towards supporting the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (‘African Commission’ or ‘Commission’) to execute its mandate. Read the full PDF Article
The year 2015 marked the beginning of a significantly turbulent period in the life of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission). In this period, tensions between the Commission and political organs of the African Union (AU) escalated. The longstanding tensions emanated from perceived clashing priorities between the Commission – intent …
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 …
2020 in Review: focus on the African Commission on Human & People’s Rights Read More »
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 …
General Comment on the Right to Safe Abortion and Access to Contraceptives Read More »
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 …
Endorois Community Land Rights – Endorois Welfare Council v. Kenya Read More »
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.
On Africa Human Rights Day, Dr. Japhet Biegon of Amnesty International speaks on the state of human rights and regional mechanisms in Africa. He raises concern that AU member states undermine the mechanism and are uncooperative.
For a second consecutive year, Amnesty International has documented how African governments are grossly undermining regional human rights bodies by failing to comply with their decisions…