African Union Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
organization
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| gptkbp:CEO |
Commissioner
|
| gptkbp:collaboratesWith |
gptkb:United_Nations
non-governmental organizations civil society organizations |
| gptkbp:established |
1986
|
| gptkbp:focusArea |
human rights
peoples' rights |
| gptkbp:function |
monitor human rights violations
promote human rights awareness advise member states receive complaints |
| gptkbp:goal |
ensure accountability
promote social justice promote and protect human rights combat discrimination promote human rights education support good governance advocate for policy changes protect vulnerable groups foster democracy promote the rights of persons with disabilities facilitate dialogue among stakeholders encourage participation in human rights processes enhance cooperation with international bodies enhance the rule of law monitor implementation of human rights standards promote civil and political rights promote economic, social and cultural rights promote the rights of children promote the rights of indigenous peoples promote the rights of migrants promote the rights of women strengthen regional mechanisms support national human rights institutions promote the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
Banjul,_Gambia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
African Union Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:African_Union_Gender_Policy
gptkb:Protocol_to_the_African_Charter_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights_on_the_Rights_of_Women_in_Africa African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| gptkbp:membership |
55 African countries
|
| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
English
French Portuguese |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:African_Union
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| gptkbp:reportsTo |
annual reports
|
| gptkbp:session |
twice a year
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| gptkbp:website |
www.achpr.org
|