Implementation by African states of the Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade for Human Rights

Journal of African Law

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 96-109

  Addo, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27644539570     PISSN: 00218553     EISSN: 14643731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021855300012079     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. See UN Doc. A/51/506/Add.1 of 12 December, 1996.
2. Plan of Action, para. 2.
3. See for example, UN Docs. A/50/698; A/51/506; A/52/469
4. and Docs. E/CN.4/1996/51 and E/CN.4/1997/46.
5. See art. 26 of the UDHR.
6. See art. 13 of the ICESCR.
7. See arts. 17 and 25 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
8. See arts. 28 and 29 of the Convention.
9. See art. 7 of CERD.
10. See art. 10 of CEDAW.
11. UN Doc. A/CONF. 157/24 (Part I), paras. 33–34 and (Part II), paras. 78–82.
12. See UN Doc. A/49/261-E/l 994/110/Add. 1, annex.
13. Plan of Action, para. 18.
14. Plan of Action, paras. 21–23.
15. As far back as its 2nd Activity Report, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights had called on African states to take appropriate measures to establish national human rights institutions. See Resolution on the Establishment of Committees on Human Rights or other similar organs at national, regional or sub-regional level. (2nd Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Annex VIII.)
16. The following other countries are known to have national human rights institutions: South Africa (The Human Rights Commission established in March 1995)
17. Togo (National Human Rights Commission of Togo, established in June 1987)
18. Senegal (Human Rights Committee, established in February 1993)
19. Burundi (National Human Rights Commission established in 1995)
20. Cameroon (National Human Rights and Liberties Commission), established in November 1990
21. Malawi (National Human Rights Commission of Malawi) and Rwanda (Commission of National Unity and Human Rights, established as part of the Arusha agreement between the government of Rwanda and the Rwanda Patriotic Front).
22. See UN Doc. A/52/469/Add. 1 of 20 October, 1997, para. 31.
23. See UN Doc. A/52/469/Add. 1, para. 34.
24. See UN Doc. E/CN.4/1996/51 para. 5.
25. On this, see UN Doc. A/50/698, paras. 26–29.
26. See also United Nations, Human Rights Education and Human Rights Treaties (UN) 1999.
27. See UN Doc. A/52/496, para. 30.
28. See also UN Doc. A/53/313.
29. See UNDP, Integrating Human Rights With Sustainable Human Development–A UNDP Policy Document (UNDP) 1998.
30. Article 17 provides inter alia: “Every individual shall have the right to education.” Article 25 provides that: “States parties to the present Charter shall have the duty to promote and ensure through teaching, education and publication, the respect of the rights and freedoms contained in the present Charter and to see to it that these freedoms and rights as well as corresponding obligations and duties are understood.”
31. See art. 45(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
32. Resolution on Human and Peoples' Rights Education, 7th Activity Report, Annex X.
33. see also, Resolution on the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, AHG/Res. 227 (XXIX), 6th Activity Report.
34. Plan of Action, para. 79.
35. Plan of Action, para. 85.
36. See http://www.unhchr.ch and also UN Doc. A/53/313.
37. For the response of the World Bank to the survey enquiry of the OHCHR, see UN A/50/698, para, 34.