Banjul Charter

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The Banjul Charter is a regional human rights treaty adopted by the Organization of African Unity that sets out civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and peoples’ rights specific to the African context.

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instanceOf African human rights treaty ⓘ
regional human rights treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy OAU ⓘ
Organization of African Unity ⓘ
adoptedBySuccessorOrganization African Union ⓘ
adoptionCity Banjul ⓘ
adoptionContinent Africa ⓘ
adoptionCountry The Gambia ⓘ
adoptionDate 1981-06-27 ⓘ
adoptionYear 1981 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs African Human Rights Charter ⓘ
appliesTo African states that have ratified the Charter ⓘ
member states of the African Union ⓘ
distinctiveFeature inclusion of individual duties ⓘ
strong emphasis on peoples’ and collective rights ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate 1986-10-21 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceYear 1986 ⓘ
establishes African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
fullName African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
imposes duties of individuals towards other legally recognized communities ⓘ
duties of individuals towards society ⓘ
duties of individuals towards the international community ⓘ
duties of individuals towards the state ⓘ
duties of individuals towards their family ⓘ
inspiredBy International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
legalStatus binding treaty ⓘ
legalTradition African regional human rights system ⓘ
monitoringBody African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
recognizes freedom from torture ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
right of peoples to freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources ⓘ
right to a satisfactory environment ⓘ
right to development ⓘ
right to dignity ⓘ
right to education ⓘ
right to equality ⓘ
right to fair trial ⓘ
right to health ⓘ
right to life ⓘ
right to participate in government ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
right to self-determination ⓘ
right to work ⓘ
region Africa ⓘ
shortName Banjul Charter ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights ⓘ
collective rights ⓘ
cultural rights ⓘ
duties of individuals ⓘ
economic rights ⓘ
peoples’ rights ⓘ
political rights ⓘ
social rights ⓘ

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