OTHER ACTIVITIES
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WOMEN’S HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS DAY 15 MAY 2007, ACCRA GHANA DRAFT AGENDA I- March for Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights Venue : Afua Sutherland Addy Park 7:00 - 8:00 Commences at Obra Spot, Kwame Nkrumah Circle 8:00 - 10:30 March through Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Central Police Station, Kinbu, Efua Sutherland Addy Park 10:30 – 11:30 Statements by Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, IPAS, Marie Stopes, CHRI, Minister of Justice, Ghana Health Service (to be confirmed), Ministry of Women(to be confirmed), UNFPA, Testimonies from two women 11:30 – 12:30 Reception and Closing
II- Round Table Discussion on “Women, Land and Health Rights in Africa ” Venue: International Conference Centre 15: 00 to 18:00 Chairperson: Dr Angela Melo - Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Opening statement on “The Protocol: An innovative instrument for the protection of Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights” 15:00 to 16:15 “Health and Reproductive Rights” Presented by the Center for Reproductive Rights Speakers: Center for Reproductive Rights, New York, USA: “Advocating Women’s Reproductive Rights in Africa” 16:15 to 16:45 Tea break 16:45 to 18:00 “The Link between Women’s Health and Land Rights” Presented by the Women’s Land Link Africa (WLLA) Initiative - Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) Speakers: Women’s groups from Ghana, Kenya and Zambia: “Land Rights and Women’s Health - Inextricably Linked: The Situation in Africa”
ANNEX MEDIA PROGRAMMES Programme: TV 3 ‘Start’ Morning show featuring the Special Rapporteur, Commissioner Angela Melo, CHRI, Centre for Reroductive Health? Date: Monday, May 14, 2007 at TV3 Adesa We Studios at 7.30 am Programme: JOY FM Breakfast Show featuring Special Rapporteur Angela Melo, IPAS Ghana, Mrs. Hannah Forster, Executive Director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS). Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Programme: Metro TV morning Show, Members of the African Commission to discuss human rights in Africa and the Commission. |
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