Just a short post to highlight a really interesting new Amnesty report. The publication, entitled “The State of African Regional Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms 2018-2019” is an important review of the main African Union-related human rights entities; the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACtHPR), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC). The report gives a fascinating overview of all three human rights organs, and whilst it does not go into great analysis of individuals decisions (you can get that here at The Monitor!) it does provide invaluable assessment of their operations and picks out some interesting trends, both positive and negative.
Equally welcome is Amensty’s declaration that the release of this kind of report will be an annual event, with publication anticipated every October. An annual report of this kind, when done well as appears to be the case here, can only be a good thing; providing much needed analysis and assessment of both the African Court and its human rights cousins, the ACHPR and ACERWC. You can download the report here.
I encourage all our readers to have a look!