Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms - Brookings
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dialogue may continue. The Special Rapporteur will then report on the communication and the<br />
dialogue with the state party in his annual report <strong>to</strong> the Commission.<br />
Potential result A complaint may result in a letter <strong>to</strong> the state concerned by the Special<br />
Rapporteur and a report on the case <strong>to</strong> the full Commission. The Special Rapporteur may also<br />
decide <strong>to</strong> undertake a fact-finding mission (with the state’s permission).<br />
send communications <strong>to</strong>:<br />
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa<br />
African Commission on <strong>Human</strong> and Peoples’ <strong>Rights</strong><br />
Kairaba Avenue<br />
P.O. Box 673<br />
Banjul<br />
The Gambia<br />
Tel: +220 4392 962<br />
Fax: +220 4390 764<br />
E-mail: achpr@achpr.org<br />
for more information<br />
Regional <strong>Mechanisms</strong> | Africa<br />
Special Rapporteur’s website: www.achpr.org/english/_info/index_free_exp_en.html<br />
sPecial raPPorTeur on Prisons anD conDiTions of DeTenTion in africa<br />
Background This Special Rapporteur is a member of the African Commission on <strong>Human</strong> and<br />
Peoples’ <strong>Rights</strong> who has been charged with moni<strong>to</strong>ring and appraising prison conditions and<br />
detention practices, examining individual complaints, and presenting an annual report <strong>to</strong> the<br />
Commission on her activities, cases reviewed and recommendations.<br />
What you can Do You can submit a complaint <strong>to</strong> the Special Rapporteur about urgent cases of<br />
abusive, unhealthy or dangerous detention conditions and practices and request her intervention.<br />
evaluation While the Special Rapporteur is primarily focused on prisons, IDPs and their advocates<br />
might also consider seeking her assistance when they are detained in camps where conditions are<br />
extremely poor. The Special Rapporteur’s focus is on detention conditions and on abusive practices<br />
during detention, rather than on whether the detention in the first instance was arbitrary.<br />
Who may submit communications Anyone, including individuals and NGOs, may submit<br />
complaints <strong>to</strong> the Special Rapporteur.<br />
competence The Special Rapporteur is not limited <strong>to</strong> the rights provided in the AfCHPR and will refer<br />
<strong>to</strong> any applicable human rights standards. She will, moreover, address issues in any African country.<br />
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