APRM Toolkit - The Standards Library

The Standards Library

APRM Standards Library

This library contains all of the governance standards cited by the APRM. The first item, the SAIIA standards book is a single Adobe Acrobat file containing all standards. Other sections include separate Acrobat files for each standard that is mentioned in either the Questionnaire or Objectives, Standards, Criteria and Indicators document.

Standards Applicable to All Sections

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2002), UN

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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts (2000), UN

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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (2000), UN

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Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), UN

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Preventive Diplomacy and the AU Panel of the Wise in Africa’s Electoral-related Conflicts

The post-Cold War democratisation process in most African countries has induced election related risks and informed the resolve of the AU to uphold democracy without jeopardising peace and stability. To this end, through the deployment of the AU Panel of the Wise (PoW) in electoral processes, the AU has increasingly engaged in preventive diplomacy in elections likely to cause instability and violence. This policy briefing reviews some lessons learned from the involvement of the PoW as a key pillar of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) in preventing election-related conflicts on the continent. (by Robert Gerenge) pdf View file (68.62 kB)