Africa Linguistic rights
linguistic rights in africa have come focus in recent years. in 1963, organisation of african unity (oau) formed defend fundamental human rights of africans. adopted in 1981 african charter on human , peoples rights, aims promote , protect fundamental human rights, including language rights, in africa. in 2004, fifteen member states ratified protocol african charter on human , peoples rights establishing african court on human , peoples rights. court regional, legal platform monitors , promotes au states compliance african charter on human , peoples rights. pending merger court of justice of african union.
in 2001 president of republic of mali, in conjunction oau, set foundation african academy of languages (acalan) work promotion , harmonisation of languages in africa . along inauguration of interim governing board of acalan, african union declared 2006 year of african languages (yoal).
in 2002, oau disbanded , replaced african union (au). au adopted constitutive act drawn oau in 2000. in article 25, stated working languages of union , institutions arabic, english, french , portuguese, , if possible, african languages. au recognizes national languages of each of member institutions stated in national constitutions. in 2003, au adopted protocol amending act such working languages shall renamed official languages, , encompass spanish, kiswahili , other african language in addition 4 aforementioned languages . however, amendment has yet put force, , au continues use 4 working languages publications.
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