African Guidelines on Data Access as a Tool to Advance Human Rights published for comment
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) is presently developing the African Guidelines on Promoting and Harnessing Data Access as a Tool for Advancing Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the Digital Age.
This initiative is being undertaken pursuant to Resolution ACHPR/Res.620 (LXXXI) 2024, which was adopted by the African Commission during its 81st Ordinary Session.
As part of the consultative process, all stakeholders, including State actors, non-State actors, National Human Rights Institutions, and civil society organisations, are invited to forward their inputs on the draft Guidelines to the African Commission by the close of business on 14 July 2026.
English, French and Portuguese versions of the draft Guidelines can be accessed below:
Contributions should be sent to the Secretariat of the African Commission at the following email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected].
