Africa
In each subregion, we work with “anchor partners” to support more nascent movement actors in identifying and addressing priority needs. We then link these movements to regional advocacy opportunities – including advancing domestic issues with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. These regional successes are then used to catalyze work back at the domestic level.
Click here to view regional human rights standards for Africa.
Our work in Africa focuses on those subregions where human rights work has often been overlooked and under resourced – including Anglophone and Francophone West Africa and Francophone Central Africa.
The Commission:
A film highlighting the work we and our partners have done increasing attention to LGBTIQ issues within the African system for the protection of human rights.
News
ACHPR Civil Society Organisations’ Side Events (ACSE) closing with plenary featuring the new Commissioners.
ISLA, AMSHeR and Synergía hosted the first virtual session of the ACHPR Civil Society Organisations’ Side Events (ACSE). The two-week webinar series took place from
AMSHeR and Synergía celebrate the 6th anniversary of the adoption of ACmHPR Resolution 275/2014
Despite the postponement of the 66th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACmHPR) due to the current health crisis, the