African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

67th Ordinary Session

November 13 to December 03 , 2020

Gambia

Final Communiqué of the 67th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Upcoming Session, 67th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

Invitation to NHRIs

Invitation to NGOs

Public Session Agenda 67th Ordinary Session

67th Ordinary Session Opening Ceremony Programme

Guidelines/Best Practices for virtual meetings on the Zoom platform

67th Ordinary Session Closing Ceremony Programme

Statements

H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner for Human Resources Science and Technology of the African Union Commission, representing the Chairperson of the AUC

Opening Statement, Hon. Solomon Ayele Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Hon. Maria Mapani-Kawimbe, Member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, representing the Chairperson of ACERWC

Hon. Justice Sylvain Oré, President of the African Court

Closing Statement of the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, delivered at the Closing Ceremony of the 67th Ordinary Session

State Reports & Concluding Observations

Cameroon:4th - 6th Periodic Report, 2015 - 2019

Submitted:January 03 , 2020

Concluding Observations:none

Benin: Periodic Report Combined 6th to 10th, 2009-2018

Submitted:August 27 , 2020

Concluding Observations:none

Mission Reports

Adopted Resolutions

Resolution on the prohibition of the use, production, export and trade of tools used for torture. ACHPR/Res.472 (LXVII) 2020 #472

Resolution on the Safety of Journalists and Media Practitioners in Africa. #468

Resolution on the situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. #469

Resolution on the Protection of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa. #470

Resolution on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa. #466

Resolution on the need for Silencing the Guns in Africa based on human and peoples’ rights #467

Resolution on the Mandate Renewal of the Support Group of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa for the promotion and effective implementation of the Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa #471

Decisions on Communications

623/16 Miles Investments & 2 Others v. Republic of Sierra Leone

Outcome: Lack of diligent prosecution Strike Out

NGO Statments

NGOs Granted Observer Status

African Biodiversity Network

Date:February 15 , 2021

Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights

Date:February 15 , 2021

Media Council of Tanzania

Date:February 15 , 2021

Intersession Activity Reports

Commissioners' Reports

Hon. Hatem Essaiem, Commissioner

Hon. Jamesina Essie L. King, Commissioner

Hon. Maria Teresa Manuela, Commissioner

Hon. Maya Sahli-Fadel, Commissioner

Hon. Solomon Ayele Dersso, Chairperson

Hon. Zainabo Sylvie Kayitesi, Commissioner

Hon. Marie Louise Abomo, Commissioner

Hon. Mudford Zachariah Mwandenga, Commissioner

Hon. Ndiamé Gaye, Commissioner

Hon. Alexia Amesbury, Commissioner

Special Mechanisms Reports

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information

Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa

Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrant in Africa

Special Rapporteur on Rights of Women

Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa

Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Working Group on Death Penalty, Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa

Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa

Working Group on Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities

Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV

Working Group on Communications

New Commissioners

NHRI Affiliate Status

Comissao Nacional para Direitos Humanos e a Cidadania (CNDHC) de Cabo Verde

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