Angola had not published voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidacy for membership for the period 2026-2028.
Angola tabled voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidacy for membership for the period 2018-2020, on 26 April 2017.
In the document, Angola committed to, inter alia: continue to promote and protect human rights at the international level; strengthen constructive dialogue and cooperation with the Council’s members and observers; improve cooperation with non-governmental organisations; implement the welcomed recommendations made at the universal periodic review mechanism; commit to the universality and indivisibility of all human rights; support regional and international processes that seek to increase compliance with human rights principles and fundamental freedoms; ensure adequate and effective responses to human rights crises when they occur; maintain the cooperation of the Government with the OHCHR, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, the United Nations and regional special procedures mandate holders and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator; maintain interaction with civil society to better advocate for rights of migrants and contribute to practices and policies affecting human rights of migrants; adopt a national human rights plan.
Regarding the UN human rights treaties, Angola committed to, inter alia: ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture; ratify the conventions of the International Labour Organisation, including those on migrants workers, freedom of association, the right to organise and to collective bargain, domestic workers and private employment agencies; seek technical assistance to ensure that the Angola legislation is in line with these conventions; ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; adhere to the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; consider withdrawing its reservation to article 26 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
At domestic level, Angola committed to, inter alia: advance human rights and invest in human development; advance the right to education and support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 4; advance the right to health; advance the rights of people with disabilities; advance the rights of children; promote women’s rights and combat gender-based violence.
An analysis of steps taken by Angola in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that Angola accepted 7 out of 11 visits requests, and responded to most (68%) communication received. Angola is Party to seven of the core conventions; Angola generally presents its periodic reports late and has two reports overdue. It has ratified the CAT and the ICERD (2019) but it has yet to ratify the OP-CAT (signed in 2013).
Cooperation with international human rights system
Most overdue report
Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments