International Law: Specialized Sources: Human rights sources for Africa

Established by the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, which came into force on 21 October 1986, after its adoption in Nairobi (Kenya) in 1981 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).

The old database has been taken down, and a new database is in development as of May 2022. No ETA on the release of the new database.

AHRLR is listed under the Constitutional Library.

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Contains decisions and some secondary sources from the following courts & tribunals: African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights; African Court on Human and People's Rights; COMESA Court of Justice; Court of Appeal for East Africa; East African Court of Justice; SADC Administrative Tribunal; and ECOWAS.