The African Human Rights Framework and Respect for Human Rights in Africa
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2023-12
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Lead City University
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The African Union was launched as a successor of the Organisation of African Unity in efforts to promote the unity and solidarity of African States, to coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts towards achieving a better life for the people of Africa, to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity and independence, to eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa and to promote international cooperation, having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This study evaluated the efforts and effectiveness of the African Union towards promoting and protecting the Human rights of citizens of Africa. The African Union has put in measures to make sure the Human rights standards in Africa are respected and has also created Human rights bodies, organs and treaties which contains some of the worlds first, especially in respect to women rights, the aim of this research is to study the African Unions Human rights framework. The theory adopted during the course of the research
was the theory of natural rights which asserts that every Human being have the privilege of Human rights from birth. Secondary source of data which includes the use of books, journals, online materials, served as the source of information gathering. The African Union has left its mark on the continent, although most observers agree that there is still room for improvement, Notably, the Commission has also developed legal guidance on how to implement many key human rights which is set out in the African Charter and other human rights treaties and documents such as the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. The research recommends the AU should prioritize rights driven
agendas by strengthening the mandate of Human rights institutions in Africa.
Keywords: African Union, Peace, Human rights, Organisation, Unity.
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African Union, Peace, Human rights, Organisation, Unity
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Kate Turabian