The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has called on stakeholders, including Governments, non-State actors, National Human Rights Institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), and the Commission’s partners, to make inputs into its draft “African Guidelines on Promoting and Harnessing Data Access as a Tool for Advancing Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the Digital Age.”
The draft Guidelines were developed at the initiative of the Commission, under the auspices of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, Commissioner Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo of Mauritius, pursuant to Resolution ACHPR/Res.620 (LXXXI) 2024, which was adopted by the Commission at its 81st Ordinary Session held in Banjul, The Gambia, from October 17 to November 6, 2024.
The Commission is seeking public contributions and input as part of the consultative process for the development and finalization of the Guidelines.
In a statement issued on April 14, 2026, the Commission advised that contributions should be sent to it through its Secretariat by email at: au-banjul@africanunion.org and HezaE@AfricanUnion.org.
The deadline for the submission of inputs is July 14, 2026.
The draft Guidelines is available in English at: https://achpr.au.int/sites/default/files/files/2026-04/achprres-620-guidelines-drafteng.pdf.
