The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission) is a quasi-judicial body tasked with promoting and protecting human rights and peoples' rights throughout the African continent as well as interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Charter) and considering individual complaints of violations of the African Charter

The Commission came into existence with the coming into force, on 21 October 1986, of the African Charter (adopted by the OAU on 27 June 1981)Read more

Activities

The Special Rapporteur visited Burundi in July 2011 and met with many Burundian human rights defenders. More information to follow..

African Human Rights Defenders Networks

Partners

Front Line, International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders http://www.frontlinedefenders.org
International Service for Human Rights http://www.ishr.ch
Amnesty International http://www.amnestyinternational.org
FIDH http://www.fidh.org
OMCT http://www.omct.org

About Us

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  • Special Rapporteur*

Ms Lucy Ayuk Asuagbor, from Cameroon, was appointed as Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa in November 2010.

M. Mohamed Bechir Khalfalah is a human rights activist from Tunisia. He has been appointed Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa during the 46th session of the ACHPR.Read more

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