By ratifying international and regional legal instruments on human rights, States try to give effect to the provisions of these instruments through policies, programs, action plans, laws and regulations, etc. This exercise, far from being judgmental, is intended to be an interactive and constructive dialogue.This exercise, far from being a judgment, is intended to be an interactive and constructive dialogue, since the recommendations that the treaty bodies or peers, in the case of the UPR, make to the State under review are intended to encourage it to better fulfill its obligations to respect, protect and implement human rights on its territory.In this book, I retrace the African experience in this field, and make the link between corruption and human rights violations, as well as with the fight against terrorism.One paragraph also invites the reader to discover the OIC's Independent Permanent Commission on Human Rights.