Authority: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Date: 12/04/2020

Subject: The advisory opinion of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, according to which the national legislation in certain Members States of the African Union aiming at criminalizing vagrancy (“vagrancy laws”) are not compatible with the standards provided for by the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, by the African Charter on the rights and welfare of the child and by the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and on Women’s Rights in Africa

Parties: The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Art. 24 Children’s rights - Art. 26 Rights of the disabled - Rights of the disabled – positive actions - Citizens’ rights - Art. 45 Freedom of movement - Freedom of residence - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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