The Special Rapporteur of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights on the situation of human rights defenders in Africa, Mrs. Lucy Asuagbor, will undertake a promotion mission from 6 to 16 June 2011 in Central African Republic.
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SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF DEFENDERS IN AFRICA
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On 19/05/2011In: African Commission
On 18/03/2011In: African Commission
18 March 2011 – The Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), Honorable Commissioner Reine Alapini-Gansou, will be leading a high level Delegation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The objective of the joint promotion mission is two pronged:
· firstly, to promote the African Charter, exchange views, and share experiences with the Government of the DRC, and the major human rights stakeholders in the country on how to enhance the
enjoyment of human rights in the country; and
· secondly, to identify progress and challenges, and follow up on various reports/information before the African Commission regarding the human rights situation in the DRC. (more…)
On 06/02/2011In: African Commission
6 February 2011, Buea – Du 1er au 7 février 2011, une délégation de la Commission Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples (Commission africaine) a effectué une visite de promotion au Cameroun sur demande du Gouvernement Camerounais. La délégation de la Commission africaine était composée de S.E. Reine Alapini-Gansou, Présidente de la Commission africaine, l’Honorable Commissaire Lucy Asuagbor, Rapporteur Spécial sur les défenseurs des droits de l’homme en Afrique, et M Bikanda Joseph juriste au Secrétariat de la Commission africaine. (more…)
On 26/01/2011In: African Commission
26 January 2011, Banjul, The Gambia – The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights wishes to inform its publics that at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Cameroon, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission) will undertake a Human Rights Defenders Mission to the Republic of Cameroon from 1 to 7 February 2011.
The Mission, which is part of the African Commission’s promotion mandate, is being undertaken in accordance with Article 45(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with the objective of engaging with relevant stakeholders to among other things, exchange views on ways and means of enhancing the enjoyment of human rights in the country. (more…)
Inter-mechanisms website
In 2008 (Brussels), 2009 (Washington) and 2010 (Warsaw), 3 “inter-mechanisms” meetings were organised by the Observatory, gathering IGO human rights defenders’ protection mandate-holders (more…)
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