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PDI and Elections in SA

Fact Sheet on Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in South Africa

An assessment of South Africa’s compliance with the Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa (2017), issued by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights November 2022

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Proactiive Disclosure of Information During Elections Gambia

Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in Gambia

An assessment of the Gambia’s compliance with the guidelines on access to information and elections in Africa, issued by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Proactiive Disclosure of Information During Elections Kenya

Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in Kenya

An assessment of Kenya’s compliance with the guidelines on access to information and elections in Africa, issued by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Proactiive Disclosure of Information During Elections Uganda

Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in Uganda

An assessment of Uganda’s compliance with the guidelines on access to information and elections in Africa, issued by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in South Africa

This report evaluates how key stakeholders in the electoral process in South Africa fared in terms of proactive disclosure of information before, during and after the national and provincial elections held on 8 May 2019.

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Privacy and personal data protection in Africa
Advocacy toolkit

The toolkit is a guide to engage with, advocate for, and inform policymakers on data protection and privacy in Africa. It can also be used as a manual by trainers in the understanding of data protection and privacy for various actors.

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Civil society in the digital age in Africa: identifying threats and mounting pushbacks

This report documents the threats to civil society in the digital age by examining the legislative and regulatory framework in four countries in Africa: Egypt, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia

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Digital Rights Landscape in SADC Report

The digital rights landscape in southern Africa

In January 2022, the CHR commissioned a study on digital rights in Southern Africa with the objective to assess the status of digital rights in the sub-region. The foundational instrument for this research is the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with a focus on article 9, which provides for the right to freedom of expression and access to information.

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Declaration of Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa

Declaration of FoE and ATI

English

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Declaration of FoE and ATI

French

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Declaration of FoE and ATI

Portuguese

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Declaration of FoE and ATI

Arabic

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Other Documents

  Resolution on the Adoption of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa
  Revision of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa commences


Model Law on ATI in Africa

Prepared by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).

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  Télécharger la version française
  Baixe a versão em português
  تحميل النسخة العربية

Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa

Prepared by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).

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  Télécharger la version française
  Baixe a versão em português
  تحميل النسخة العربية


Decriminalisation of Laws Limiting Freedom of Expression in Africa 


Democracy Charter and the Draft Model Law: Action Plans

Benin
Cameroon
Central Africa
DRC
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Gabon

 

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