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A guide to the African human rights system

A guide to the African human rights system

Subject Index Human rights
Author N/A
Publisher Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Date of publication 2016
Place of publication
ISBN 978-1-92053-56-9
Number of pages 80
Language English
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This guide is launched on 21 october 2016, as part of the African Union's year of human rights, with a focus on the rights of women. It provides an overview of the developments related to the African Charter on human and people's rights,its supervisory body, the African Commission on Human and People's Rights, The African Court, as well as the African Charter on the rights welfare of the child and its supervisory body. The guide aims to both chart the most salient historical developments, and provide an accessible introduction to the African human rights system.