BACKGROUND TO THE YEARBOOK

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission), and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Committee) are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 7 of the African Human Rights Yearbook (the Yearbook). This volume features 21 contributions in English, French and Portuguese, focusing on various themes relevant to the African human rights system and African Union law. Five contributions discuss issues surrounding the African Union’s 2023 theme of the Year: “Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Implementation”.

This open access journal can be accessed using this link: www.ahry.up.ac.za, and on the websites of the three institutions. This joint publication has been initiated within the framework of the complementarity relationships among the three institutions.