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Tag: African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Resolution 275 and the realisation of LGBTIQ+ rights in Africa

Post author By Dr Ayodele Sogunro
Post date 24. June 2022

ANALYSIS Dr Ayodele Sogunro & Sohela Surajpal 24 June 2022 In 2014, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights adopted Resolution 275, the ‘Resolution on Protection against Violence and…

Tags African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Union, Gender, human rights, LGBTIQ+, Pride, Resolution 275, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Consultation and Participation in the Inter-American and African human rights system

Post author By Isabelle Zundel
Post date 31. March 2022

In the last two years, we have found ourselves confronted with a series of global crises that seem to have pushed the pressing issues of environmental protection and climate change…

Tags Africa, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Americas, environmental law, indigenous groups, participation

Beyond Celebration – The Search for Possible Pathways in the Protection of LGBTQI+ Rights

Post author By Isabelle Zundel
Post date 23. December 2021

COMMENT Isabelle Zundel 23 December 2021 It’s international human rights month! For sure, this is a reason to celebrate the hard-fought advancements of the last decades as well as the…

Tags African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Commission, human rights, LGBTIQ+