African Court Cases

Article 35

National human rights institutions

1. Member States shall establish independent national institutions to promote and protect human rights. 2. The Executive Secretariat shall take measures to strengthen their capacities. The institutions shall be organised into a regional network. Within the framework of this network, each national institution shall systematically submit to the Executive Secretariat, any report on human rights violations observed on its territory. Such reports and reactions of governments shall be widely disseminated through the most appropriate means.
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