The African Peer Review Mechanism and Human Rights: The First Reviews and the Way Forward

The African Peer Review Mechanism and Human Rights: The First Reviews and the Way Forward

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of the spin-offs of the African development framework, NEPAD, offers a unique approach to the monitoring of agreed norms of political, economic, and corporate governance in Africa. This article analyzes the APRM structure and process with a focus on how...

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Published in:Human rights quarterly 2008-02, Vol.30 (1), p.41-75
Main Author: Killander, Magnus
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Africa
African Peer Review Mechanism
Appointments & personnel changes
Civil society
Corporate governance
Countries
Democracy
Development
Development banks
Economic life
Ghana
Governance
Government
Human Rights
Human rights monitoring
International Cooperation
Kenya
Meetings
Monitoring
Norms
Objectives
Peer Review
Political conditions
Politics
Questionnaires
Recommendations
Regulation
Rwanda
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Summary:The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of the spin-offs of the African development framework, NEPAD, offers a unique approach to the monitoring of agreed norms of political, economic, and corporate governance in Africa. This article analyzes the APRM structure and process with a focus on how the APRM could complement other efforts to realize the African Union objective of promotion and protection of human rights. The country review reports on Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda are analyzed from a human rights perspective.
ISSN:0275-0392
1085-794X
1085-794X