African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/African_Commission_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
humanitarian
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ACHPR
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:African_Union_Assembly
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:African_Charter_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights
gptkbp:establishedIn 1987
gptkbp:hasChair gptkb:Rémy_Ngoy_Lumbu
gptkbp:hasMember independent experts
all member states of the African Union
gptkbp:hasSpecialMechanism gptkb:Special_Rapporteur_on_Freedom_of_Expression_and_Access_to_Information
gptkb:Special_Rapporteur_on_Prisons,_Conditions_of_Detention_and_Policing_in_Africa
gptkb:Working_Group_on_Economic,_Social_and_Cultural_Rights_in_Africa
gptkb:Working_Group_on_Indigenous_Populations/Communities_in_Africa
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Banjul
The Gambia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
gptkbp:mainGoverningDocument gptkb:African_Charter_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights
gptkbp:mandate promotion of human rights
protection of human rights
investigation of human rights violations
interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
gptkbp:meetingPlace twice a year
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 11
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:African_Union
gptkbp:purpose promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights in Africa
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:renewable yes
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Assembly_of_Heads_of_State_and_Government_of_the_African_Union
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Maya_Sahli-Fadel
gptkbp:website https://www.achpr.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_Charter_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5