46th Ordinary Session: Agenda of the 46th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
AGENDA OF THE 46th ORDINARY SESSION
11-25 November 2009 - Banjul, The Gambia
1. Opening Ceremony (Public Session)
2. Swearing in
of new Members of the African Commission (Public Session)
3. Election of the Bureau
4. Adoption of the Agenda (Private Session)
5. Organization of Work (Private Session)
6. Human Rights Situation in
Africa (Public Session)
- Statements by State
Delegates;
- Statement by African Union Organs with Human Rights
mandate;
- Statements by Intergovernmental
and
International Organizations;
- Statements by National Human Rights Institutions;
- Statements by NGOs.
7. Cooperation and
Relationship with
National Human Rights
Institutions (NHRIs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) (Public Session)
- Relationship between the
ACHPR and
NHRIs
b) Cooperation between the ACHPR and NGOs:
- Relationship with NGOs;
- Consideration of Applications for Observer Status from NGOs.
8. Consideration of State Reports (Public Session)
- Status of Submission of State Party Reports
- Consideration of the :
- Periodic Report
of the Democratic Republic of Congo;
- Periodic Report
of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville);
- Periodic Report
of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
- Periodic Report
of the
Republic of Cameroon;
- Periodic Report
of
the Republic of
Botswana.
9. Activity Reports of Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms (Public Session)
- Presentation of the
Activity Reports
of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson
and Members of the ACHPR;
- Presentation of
the Activity
Reports of Special Mechanisms of
the ACHPR:
- Special Rapporteur
on Prisons
and
Conditions
of Detention in Africa;
- Special
Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa;
- Special Rapporteur
on Refugees, Asylum
Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons
and Migrants in Africa;
- Special
Rapporteur on Human Rights
Defenders in Africa;
- Special Rapporteur
on Freedom of Expression
and Access to Information in Africa;
- Chairperson of the Working Group on the Implementation of the Robben Island Guidelines;
- Chairperson of the Working Group on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Communities in Africa;
- Chairperson
of the Working Group on
Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights in Africa;
- Chairperson of the Working
Group
on the
Death Penalty;
- Chairperson of the Working Group on Specific Issues Relevant to
the Work of the African Commission;
and
- Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities.
10. Consideration of (Private Session)
- Report of the Advisory Committee on Budget
and Staff Matters;
- MOU
between the ACHPR and
the
CCR;
- Draft
Paper on extending
the Jurisdiction of the African Court;
- Report on Prison Reform Intervention in Africa; and
- Draft
Guidelines on the Protocol
on
the Rights of Women in Africa
11. Consideration and Adoption of Draft Reports
of (Private Session)
- Promotion Missions to the:
- United Republic
of Tanzania;
- Republic of Burkina
Faso
- Republic of Congo
- Republic of
Namibia
- Special Mechanisms
- Mission of Special
Rapporteur
on Human
Rights Defenders to Republic of
Senegal;
12. Consideration of
Communications: (Private Session)
13. Report of the Secretary:
(Private Session)
14. Consideration and Adoption of (Private Session)
- Recommendations, Resolutions
and
Decisions;
- Concluding
Observations
on the
Periodic
Report of
the:
- Democratic Republic of Congo;
- Republic of
Congo (Brazzaville);
- Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia ;
- Republic of Cameroon;
- and Republic of
Botswana
15. Dates and
Venue of the 47th Ordinary Session of
the
ACHPR (Private Session)
16. Any Other Business
(Private Session)
17. Adoption of: (Private Session)
- 27th Activity Report;
- Final Communiqué of the 46th Ordinary Session;
- 6th Extraordinary
session
- Report
of the 45th Ordinary
Session;
- Report
of the 46th Ordinary
Session; and
- Report
of the 7th Extraordinary
Session.
18. Reading of the Final Communiqué and
Closing Ceremony
(Public Session)
19. Press Conference (Public Session)