AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS (ACHPR)

Franciscans International Involvement with the ACHPR
Participation in the ACHRPR sessions and FI Statements

42e session ordinaire de la Commission africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples
Brazzaville, 15-28 novembre 2007

Position Paper (French only)

Point 7 c) Relation avec les ONG

Déclaration sur la situation des femmes au Congo et en RDC, sur l’exploitation des ressources naturelles

Déclaration sur les droits économiques sociaux et culturels

Rapport de la participation à la 42eme session

40th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human Rights
15-29 November 2006

View the Position Paper

Point 4 d) Situation des droits de l'homme en Afrique

Point 5 b) Collaboration entre la Commission et les ONG

Point 7 i) Rapport du Groupe de Travail sur les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels

39th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR
Banjul, 9-23 May 2006

Position Paper: English | Français

Report - Building a more effective ACHPR: English | Français

Point 5: Coopération et relation entre les institutions nationales de droits de l’homme et les ONG – 2. a) (French only)

Migration

38th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR
Banjul, 21 November – 5 December 2005

FI is granted accreditation to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

37th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR
Banjul, 27 April – 11 May 2005

View Report

36th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR
Dakar, 23 November – 7 December 2004

Dakar Franciscan Sisters Participated in Women Human Rights Defebnders’ Consultation

FI’s Guide on the Understanding of the ACHPR Mechanisms
View PDF Guide (in French only)

RESOURCES

African Human Rights System
Main African Human Rights Instruments
AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 September 1969

Cultural Charter for Africa
Port Louis, Mauritius, 5 July 1976

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Nairobi, Kenya, June 1981

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1990

Constitutive Act of the African Union
Lome, Togo 11 July 2000

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and peoples’ Rights, relative to the Rights of Women in Africa Ouagadougou, July 2003

Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003

African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003

Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 08 July 2004

African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
Adopted by The Eighth Ordinary Session of The Assembly, held In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia On 30th January 2007

Human Rights Monitoring Mechanims
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Mandate

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

Within the framework of its promotional role, the functions of the Commission are inter alia:

• To collect documents, undertake studies and researches on African problems in the field of human and peoples' rights, organize seminars, symposia and conferences, disseminate information, encourage national and local institutions concerned with human and peoples' rights and should the case arise, give its views or make recommendations to Governments;
• To formulate and lay down principles and rules aimed at solving legal problems relating to human and peoples' rights and fundamental freedoms upon which African Governments may base their legislation.
• To cooperate with other African or, International institutions concerned with the promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights.
• To consider the periodic reports of States on the legislative or other measures adopted to give effect to the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in the African Charter.

Within the framework of its protective role, the Commission is charged with ensuring the protection of human and peoples' rights under the conditions laid down by the Charter and according to the rules provided for in the Rules of Procedure of the Commission.

Within the framework of its role of interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the Commission is charged with interpreting all provisions of the present Charter at the request of a State Party, an institution of the Organization of African Unity or an African Organization recognized by the Organization of African Unity now the African Union

Mechanisms
Special Rapporteurs

Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions in Africa

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa (I)

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa (II)

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa

Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa

Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa

Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa

Working Groups

Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the work of the African
Commission

Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa

Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Working Group on the Robben Island Guidelines

Working Group on the Death Penalty

Resolutions

Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

African Commission Jurisprudence


For more information on the African Human Rights system:
Center For Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa