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Main Statutes

Even through the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (African Charter) is the parent statute that is applicable in all of Africa, there are other statutes. For examples West Africa, Southern Africa and East Africa all have statutes that are only applicable in their specific geographical region. Together with the African Charter these statutes become the main statutes that are applicable on the African continent. Please find below a list of the main African statutes.

AfricaMain Statutes

AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights was drafted in Banjul, The Gambia, from June 1980 to January 1981. During the 18th General Assembly…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 1, 2012
ChildrenMain Statutes

AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD

The African Charter on Rights and Welfare of The Child (ACRWC) was adopted in July 1990 during the 26th Assembly of Heads of State and…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 1, 2012
Fair Trial / JudiciaryMain Statutes

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES TREATY

The Economic Community of West African States Treaty was signed by 15 West African Heads of State on 28  May 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria. The…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 1, 2012
ESCRsMain Statutes

SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TREATY

The Southern African Development Community Treaty came into existence by virtue of a declaration made by the Heads of State and government of Southern Africa,…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 1, 2012
Fair Trial / JudiciaryMain Statutes

EAST AFRICA COMMUNITY TREATY

The East Africa Community Treaty was signed on 30 November 1999 in Arusha, Tanzania by the Heads of its five Member States - Burundi, Rwanda,…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 1, 2012
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  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Our history
    • Staff
    • What we do
    • Board Members
    • Donors
    • Partners
    • Friends of IHRDA
    • Gallery
  • Legal Work
    • Help for victims
    • Pending Cases
    • Decided Cases
    • Landmark Cases
    • Implementation of Decisions
  • Capacity Building
    • IHRDA’s Capacity Building
    • Completed Projects
    • Ongoing Projects
  • Publications & Reports
    • African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
    • Blogs
    • Our Books
    • Reports
      • IHRDA
        • Program
        • Collaborations
      • Africa
      • Others
    • Statements
    • The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Database
    • Other Publications
  • African Human Rights System
    • Main Statutes
    • Main Mechanisms
    • IHRDA and the African Human Rights System
  • Opportunities
    • Fellowships
    • Internships
    • Working at IHRDA
      • Open Vacancies
      • Closed Vacancies
  • Themes
    • Children
    • Displacement of Persons / Nationality
    • ESCRs
    • Fair Trial / Judiciary
    • Law Enforcement
    • Massive Human Rights Violations / Transitional Justice
    • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
    • Torture
    • Women / Girls
    • Others
      • Extrajudicial Killing / Enforced Disappearance
      • Forced Eviction
      • Freedom of Expression/Assembly/Association
      • Governance/Politics
      • Human Trafficking / Slavery
      • Right to Life
  • enEnglish
    • frFrench