African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Established by the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights which came into force on 21 October 1986 after its adoption in Nairobi (Kenya) in 1981 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU.), the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of Human and Peoples' Rights throughout the African Continent. The Commission has its headquarters in Banjul, the Gambia. Website: www.achpr.org/

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Progress Report of the Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 44th Ordinary Session, Abuja, Nigeria 7 December 2004 \| Publisher: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (on behalf of Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea) v. Guinea December 2004 \| Judicial Body: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Guinea - Sierra Leone
Resolution on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders In Africa 4 June 2004 \| Publisher: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under the Terms of Article 62 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Periodic Report of the Republic of Sudan 4 June 2004 \| Publisher: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Country Reports
Consideration of Reports submitted by State Parties under the Terms of Article 62 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Seventh and Eighth Periodic Report of the Republic of Burkina Faso 4 June 2004 \| Publisher: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Concluding Observations
Interights and Organisation mondiale contre la torture v. Nigeria June 2004 \| Judicial Body: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Nigeria
Periodic Report of Burkina Faso to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (A.C.H.P.R) on the Implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights July 2003 \| Publisher: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Country Reports
Mouvement des Réfugiés Mauritaniens au Sénégal c. Sénégal Communication made during the 33rd Ordinary Session held in Niamey, Niger, from 15 to 29 May 2003. 29 May 2003 \| Judicial Body: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom of assembly and association \| Countries: Mauritania - Senegal
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (on behalf of Jean Simbarakiye) v. Democratic Republic of the Congo May 2003 \| Judicial Body: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Burundi - Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Togo
Periodic Report of Sudan Pursuant to Article 62 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights It comprises the required reports up to April 2003 April 2003 \| Publisher: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights \| Document type: Country Reports

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