Abstract
This chapter examines how effective the protection of civil and political rights under the African Charter has been in Africa in the thirty years since the adoption of the African Charter in 1981. It explores how the African Commission has dealt with the criticisms highlighted above and the effectiveness of the Commission's approach. The chapter considers the impact of the African Charter at a domestic level in civil and political rights litigation and identifies some obstacles to respect, protect and promote civil and political rights in Africa. The use of the African Charter by some domestic courts in Africa in interpreting and applying domestic law is also encouraging. The system has moved very far from where it started 30 years ago and has moved progressively in the right direction. Keywords:African Charter; African Commission; civil rights; domestic law; political rights
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