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:

the protection of human and peoples' rights
the promotion of human and peoples' rights
the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Physical address

31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District Western Region P.O. Box 673 Banjul The Gambia E-mail: au-banjul@africa-union.org

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https://achpr.au.int/en

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Title	Jurisdiction		Date
Resolution on Elections in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on Human Rights in Conflict Situations	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on Indigenous Populations /Communities in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on Measures to Protect and Promote the Work of Women Human Rights Defenders	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on the Appointment of a New Expert Member of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on the Appointment of Expert Members of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on the Modification of the Mandate of the Working Group on Specific Issues relevant to the Work of the Commission	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on the Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
Resolution on the Situation of Migrants in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	25 February 2016
LSZ v Zimbabwe (Communication 321 of 2006) [2016] ACHPR 10 (1 February 2016)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	1 February 2016
General Comment No. 3 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right To Life	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	General comment	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Appointment of a new Commissioner for the Transitional Justice Study in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa and Renewal of its Mandate	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson 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	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Appointment of the Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa and Renewal of the Mandate of its Members	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the drafting of Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Advisory Committee on Budgetary and Staff Matters	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Communications	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the Work of the Commission	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Chairperson and Members of the Working Group on Death Penalty. Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Resolution on the urgency for undertaking Fact-finding Mission to Burundi	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	18 November 2015
Human Rights Council and Others v Ethiopia (Communication 445/13) [2015] ACHPR 5 (8 August 2015)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	8 August 2015
Ismael and Others v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 467/14) [2015] ACHPR 6 (8 August 2015)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	8 August 2015
Mebara v Cameroon (Communication 416/12) [2015] ACHPR 3 (8 August 2015)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	8 August 2015
Resolution on the Development of Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	7 August 2015
Resolution on the Extension of the Deadline for the Study on HIV, the Law and Human Rights	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	7 August 2015
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Burundi	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	7 August 2015
Weldehaimanot v Eritrea (Communication 349/07) [2015] ACHPR 4 (7 August 2015)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	7 August 2015
Resolution on Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	6 August 2015
Resolution on the Expansion of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	6 August 2015
Resolution on the Right to Rehabilitation for Victims of Torture	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	26 May 2015
Resolution condemning the Xenophobic Attacks in the Republic of South Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	6 May 2015
Resolution on terrorist acts in the Republic of Kenya	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	6 May 2015
Nubian Community in Kenya v Republic of Kenya (Communication 317/2006) [2015] ACHPR 2 (28 February 2015)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	28 February 2015
Open Society Justice Initiative v Côte d’Ivoire (Communication 318/06) [2015] ACHPR 1 (28 February 2015)	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Judgment	28 February 2015
Resolution on 2015 Elections in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015
Resolution on Good Governance at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and its Secretariat	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015
Resolution on Meetings of the Working Group on Communications	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015
Resolution on the Appointment of Expert Members of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015
Resolution on the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in the Arab Republic of Egypt	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015
Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of The Gambia	African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)	Resolution	28 February 2015