Regional bodies
There are a number of regional human rights bodies that have been created to monitor, adjudicate and set standards on human rights at the regional level. These include the African Commission (and Court) on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Inter-American Commission (and Court) on Human Rights (IACHR), and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), among others.
While each of these bodies have different structures, mandates and varying levels of competence to set binding legal standards, they perform an important function in enabling regional cooperation on human rights protections. ARTICLE 19’s regional offices and programmes regularly engage with these bodies to improve regional standards and address violations of the right to free expression at the regional level.
All Regional bodies
Call for launching external, independent, and impartial investigation into allegations of corruption and other violations of the parliamentary assembly code of conduct in connection with its work on Azerbaijan
Gesina-Torres v Poland: Amicus addresses journalists’ use of undercover investigative techniques
Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and “Fake News”, Disinformation and Propaganda
Gambia: referral to AU Executive Council a step in the right direction
EU Consultation on Online Platforms: Internet intermediaries must be protected
ACHPR: National law must protect Freedom of Expression
Principle 10: ARTICLE 19 urges delegates to adopt a legally binding agreement
