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How to Work with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020


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The World Coalition has developed and published a training manual on working with the African Union’s human rights organ, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR). This how-to guide was created specifically for civil society to help encourage successful interaction with the ACHPR, a growing and influential human rights mechanism on the continent.




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