African States Asked to Make Stronger Rights Commitments

24 November 2014

Nairobi — Africa has been urged to make stronger commitments to human rights issues if the continent is to make economic and democratic advances and benefit from its positive spin-offs.

According to the President of the African Court for Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) Justice Augustino Ramadhani, the success of Africa's Agenda 2063 would depend largely on the importance given to the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human and peoples' rights on the continent.

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