ACHPR

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ACHPR is the principal regional human rights body of the African Union responsible for promoting and protecting human and peoples’ rights across the African continent.

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instanceOf African Union organ
international organization
regional human rights body
treaty body
abbreviation ACHPR
alsoKnownAs Banjul Commission
composition 11 commissioners
continent Africa
cooperatesWith African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
United Nations human rights mechanisms
dateBecameOperational 1987
dateEstablished 1987
establishedBy Organization of African Unity
foundingInstrumentAdopted 1981
foundingInstrumentEnteredIntoForce 1986
fullName African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
linked to: African Commission
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
English
French
Kiswahili
linked to: Swahili language

Portuguese
Spanish
hasSpecialMechanism Committees
Special Rapporteurs
Working Groups
headquartersCountry The Gambia
headquartersLocation Banjul
jurisdiction Africa
legalBasis African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
mandate adoption of resolutions and recommendations on human rights
consideration of communications alleging human rights violations
interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
preparation of activity reports on human rights in Africa
promotion of human and peoples’ rights in Africa
protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa
memberSelectionMethod elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
memberTermLength 6 years
memberTermRenewable renewable
parentOrganization African Union
predecessorOrganization Organization of African Unity
regionServed Member states of the African Union
reportsTo Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
Executive Council of the African Union
typeOfOutput concluding observations
decisions
general comments
guidelines
resolutions
typeOfProceedings individual communications
inter-state communications

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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights abbreviation ACHPR
ACHPR abbreviation ACHPR
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights alsoKnownAs ACHPR
subject linked to: African Commission