8th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture
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Up one levelJuly 2009
Following the 45th ordinary session of the ACHPR, most of the intersession activity reports of the special mechanisms have become available on the website of the Commission. Reports from the following are available...
June 2009
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held its 45th Ordinary Session in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, from 13 to 27 May 2009. The Session was chaired by the Chairperson of the African Commission, Commissioner Sanji Monageng. As the Vice-Chairperson, Commissioner Angela Melo, was absent from the session, Mr. Tom Nyanduga was elected as Acting Vice-Chairperson for the 45th Session of the African Commission. The following highlights some of the key issues from the Final Communiqué; the full text is available on the Commission’s website.
April 2009
The 45th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR will be held from 13-27 May 2009 in Banjul, The Gambia. The draft agenda was recently released, containing 17 items divided into public and private sessions.
March 2009
On 8 March 2009, Africa, just like the International Community, is going to celebrate the International Women’s Day. This year, the theme chosen is “Equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including providing care in the context of HIV/AIDS”.
February 2009
In recent years, CLC has increasingly been working on the need for regional integration to encourage development in Africa, and has accordingly expanded its mission statement to seek the advancement of human rights and democracy also in this broader context. In this regard the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) is a key forum for interaction with stakeholders on promoting and protecting human rights on the continent, and the work of the ACHPR presents numerous opportunities for the Centre to advance its goals and objectives in the African context.