African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights is a regional human rights treaty adopted by the Organization of African Unity that sets out civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and collective rights for individuals and peoples across the African continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international human rights instrument ⓘ
regional human rights treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government ⓘ
adoptedBy OAU ⓘ
linked to: African Union

Organization of African Unity ⓘ
adoptedBySuccessorOrganization African Union ⓘ
adoptionDate 1981-06-27 ⓘ
adoptionPlace Nairobi, Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Nairobi
alsoKnownAs Banjul Charter ⓘ
bindingOn member states of the African Union that have ratified it ⓘ
containsArticleCountApprox 68 ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate 1986-10-21 ⓘ
establishesBody African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
geopoliticalOrganizationContext African Union ⓘ
imposesDutyOnIndividuals duty to family ⓘ
duty to preserve positive African cultural values ⓘ
duty to society ⓘ
duty to the international community ⓘ
duty to the state ⓘ
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 ⓘ
monitoringBody African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
preambleAffirms attachment to human and peoples’ rights ⓘ
rejection of colonialism, apartheid and Zionism ⓘ
recognizesRight freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ
right to a satisfactory environment ⓘ
right to culture ⓘ
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 personal liberty ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
right to self-determination ⓘ
right to work ⓘ
regionalScope Africa ⓘ
relatedInstrument Maputo Protocol ⓘ
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
subjectMatter civil and political rights ⓘ
collective rights ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
peoples’ rights ⓘ

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Referenced by (35)

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African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights → primaryInstrumentApplied → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Declaration of Rights (Zimbabwe) → influencedBy → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: Declaration of Rights
AfCHPR → legalBasis → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
AfCHPR → typeOfLawApplied → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Constitutive Act of the African Union → preambleMentions → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Governance Architecture → basedOn → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Governance Architecture → supportsInstrument → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Vice-President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → legalFramework → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights → legalBasis → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights → establishedBy → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Commissioner for Political Affairs → usesInstrument → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Union institutional system → basedOn → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → areProtectedBy → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
international labour law → coreInstrument → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Plenary of Judges → appliesLaw → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Banjul Charter → fullName → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Banjul Charter → alsoKnownAs → African Human Rights Charter ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
ACHPR → legalBasis → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Union law → relatedTo → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Union decisions on migration → basedOn → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa → basedOn → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Union Gender Policy → alignedWith → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa → legalBasis → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Governance Architecture → supports → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: AGA
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance → relatedTo → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Registrar of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → appliesLegalFramework → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights → legalBasis → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: African Commission
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights → hasJurisdictionOver → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: African Commission
Bureau of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → appliesLaw → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Union judicial organs → basedOn → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → jurisdictionOver → African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: African Union judicial organs
Oromo language rights movement → frameOfReference → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Chapter Four – The Bill of Rights → influencedBy → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
indigenous peoples of Kenya → protectedBy → African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
linked to: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights