Africa's Long Road to Rights
Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. This collection of essays reviews the achievements of the commission since its establishment.

2007 marked the 21st anniversary of the entry into force of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the establishment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. It was a moment both for celebration and for reflection on the achievements and the limitations of the charter and its implementation. The purpose of this book, which accompanies a special issue of the award-winning electronic newsletter Pambazuka News, is not only to mark the 20th anniversary, but also to popularise understanding of the work of the commission. The essays in this book review the achievements of the commission since its establishment, with contributions from Hakima Abbas, Korir Sing'Oei Abraham, Roselynn Musa , Mireille Affa'a Mindzie, Otto Saki, as well as interviews with Commissioner Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga, Special Rapporteur on Refugees and Displaced Persons in Africa, and Commissioner Faith Pansy Tlakula, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The articles appear in English in the first part of the book with French translations in the second.

Preface: Marking the 20th anniversary of the African Commission
Firoze Manji
About the contributors
Acknowledgements
Africa's long road to rights
Hakima Abbas
The rights of indigenous peoples in Africa
Korir Sing'Oei Abraham
Women, equality and the African human rights system
Roselynn Musa
Refugees and displaced people in Africa
Interview with Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga
Regional protection of child rights in Africa
Mireille Affa'a Mindzie
Freedom of expression in Africa
Interview with Faith Pansy Tlakula
Celebrating minor victories?
Zimbabwe at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Otto Saki
About Fahamu
About AU Monitor
About Pambazuka News
Index
PrÃ
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face: Marquant le 20Ã
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me anniversaire de la Commission Africaine
Firoze Manji
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propos des contributeurs
Reconnaissances
Long trajet de l'Afrique vers les droits
Hakima Abbas
Les droits des peuples autochtones
Korir Singâ

Oei Abraham
La femme, lâ

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galitÃ
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Roselynn Musa
Les rÃ
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Entretien avec Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga
Protection rÃ
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Mireille Affaâ

a Mindzie
La libertÃ
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Entretien avec Faith Pansy Tlakula
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Homme et des Peuples
Otto Saki
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propos de Pambazuka News
Index