Download our guide to Researching International Human Rights Law for a full overview of the available international human rights law databases and websites, for accessing treaty texts, judgments, decisions, resolutions, and other interpretations. The links below identify just a few of these tools. Use the International Justice Resource Center’s custom Google search form to search the websites of the African, European,
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African Human Rights System
The African System is the youngest of the three judicial or quasi-judicial regional human rights systems, and was created under the auspices of the African Union (AU). Like the Inter-American System (and the European System, as originally designed), it includes a commission and a court with complementary mandates. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), African Court on Human
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Regional human rights bodies monitor, promote and protect human rights in several geographic regions around the world. In Africa, the Americas, and Europe, the regional human rights systems play a significant role in protecting human rights among their Member States, including by deciding States’ responsibility for violations alleged in complaints submitted by individuals. Additionally, newer bodies with fewer functions monitor
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