HRCSL NEWS AND EVENTS

Many African Countries— Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Conseil National des Droits de l’Homme de Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone are currently working towards the decriminalisation of petty offences, as recommended by the African Union for the decongestion of prisons and to improve the conditions of detentions and the protection of vulnerable persons from arbitrary arrests and detentions.