Have Your Say on Commission Rules

Communique—This is to inform the general public that during its 44th Ordinary Session held from 10 – 24 November 2008, in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission) finalized consideration of its Revised Rules of Procedure.

The African Commission adopted the Rules as the Interim Rules of the African Commission pending a meeting with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court) to discuss and harmonise the Rules of the two institutions. The African Commission also decided that its Rules will not come into force immediately, but will wait for the harmonization to take place.

While waiting for the meeting with the African Court, the African Commission is publishing its Rules to allow for comments and contributions from its partners and other institutions and individuals interested in the African Human Rights System in general and the work of the African Commission in particular. It is hoped that this will further enrich the Rules and enhance the work of the African Commission.

Institutions and individuals interested in making comments should forward their contributions to the following address:

The Secretary,
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
PO Box 673
Banjul
The Gambia
Tel: 220 4392 962 Fax: 220 4390 764
Email: or or

Interim Rules of Procedure: http://www.achpr.org/english/other/Interim%20Rules/Interim%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf

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