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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ACHPR canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union organ ⓘ
international organization ⓘ
regional human rights body ⓘ
treaty body ⓘ
abbreviation ACHPR NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Banjul Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition 11 commissioners ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
cooperatesWith African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child NERFINISHED ⓘ
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Nations human rights mechanisms NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateBecameOperational 1987 ⓘ
dateEstablished 1987 ⓘ
establishedBy Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingInstrumentAdopted 1981 ⓘ
foundingInstrumentEnteredIntoForce 1986 ⓘ
fullName African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Kiswahili NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
hasSpecialMechanism Committees ⓘ
Special Rapporteurs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Working Groups NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersCountry The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Banjul NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorOrganization Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed Member states of the African Union ⓘ
reportsTo Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
Executive Council of the African Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (in judicial protection role) → abbreviation → ACHPR ⓘ
subject surface form: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights