AFRICAN UNION
UNION AFRICAINE
UNIÃO AFRICANA
African Commission on Human &
Peoples’ Rights
Commission Africaine
l’Homme & des Peuples
des
Droits
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46TH ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON
HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
Submitted to the Policy Organs in accordance with
Article 54 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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PART I:
SUMMARY
1. This 46th Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’
Rights (‘ACHPR’ or ‘Commission’), which is presented to the Heads of State
and Government of the African Union (AU) in accordance with Article 54 of
the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (‘the African Charter’ or
‘Charter’), covers the period from November 14, 2018 to May 14, 2019. It
highlights, among others: the statutory and other institutional meetings of the
Commission; the status of State reporting; Resolutions adopted by the
Commission; the human rights Communications pending before the
Commission; the various interventions of the Commission on human rights
issues including Urgent Appeal letters, Press Releases and Letters of
Appreciation; the human rights situation on the continent; financial, staffing
and operational matters; implementation of the Recommendations of the
Commission; and Recommendations to the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government.
PART II:
BACKGROUND
2. The Commission was established in terms of the provisions of Article 30 of the
African Charter, which was adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1986. The African
Charter has been ratified by all Member States of the AU, except Morocco. The
Commission became operational in 1987 and has its headquarters in Banjul,
The Gambia.
3. The Commission is composed of eleven (11) Members elected by AU Heads of
State and Government, who serve in their individual capacities on a part-time
basis. The list of current Commissioners is herewith attached as Annex I.
4. The Commission’s mandate, as set out in Article 45 of the African Charter, is
to:
i. Promote Human and Peoples’ Rights;
ii. Ensure the protection of human and peoples’ rights under
conditions laid down by the Charter;
iii. Interpret the provisions of the Charter at the request of a State
party, an institution of the OAU or an African organisation
recognized by the OAU; and
iv. Perform any other tasks which may be entrusted to it by the
Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
5. The Commission is also specifically charged, under Article 62 of the Charter,
with receiving and examining Communications (Complaints) submitted to it,
and receiving and examining periodic reports from State Parties on the
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legislative or other measures taken to give effect to the rights and freedoms
recognized and guaranteed by the Charter.
6. Under Article 26 (1) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol), States
Parties are required to report to the Commission, the legislative and other
measures undertaken for the full realisation of the rights recognized therein.
Similarly, Article 14 (4) of the African Union Convention for the Protection and
Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)
requires States Parties to report the legislative and other measures which they
have taken to ensure the rights of internally displaced persons.
PART III:
BODY
I. AU POLICY ORGANS MEETINGS, STATUTORY AND
INSTITUTIONAL MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD
OTHER
7. The Commission participated in the AU Policy Organs Meetings that were held
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 14 – 18 November 2018, 15 and 16 January and
7- 11 February 2019 as follows:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
11th Extraordinary Session of the the Assembly of Heads of State
and Government (the Assembly):14 -15 November 2018
20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council (EC): 17-18
November 2018
37th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’
Committee (PRC): 15 – 16 January 2019;
34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council: 7 – 8 February
2019;
32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly: 10 – 11 February 2019.
8. In addition, the Commission participated in the meeting of Representatives of
AU Organs with the AU Reform Unit on 19 November 2018 in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
9. Two (2) statutory meetings were held during the reporting period, namely:
i.
ii.
The 25th Extra-Ordinary Session of the Commission, held from 19
February to 05 March 2019 in Banjul, The Gambia; and
The 64th Ordinary Session of the Commission held from 24 April
to 14 May 2019 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
32nd African Union Summit, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia from 15 to 16 January and 7 to
11 February 2019
10. The 45th Activity Report of the Commission was presented before the 37th
Ordinary Session of the PRC. Following discussions at the PRC and Executive
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Council, the Activity Report was authorized for publication through Executive
Council Decision EX.CL/Dec. 1045(XXXIV) on the 45th Activity Report of the
Commission.
11. The Report has been published together with the observations of the State
Parties and available at the Commission’s website
http://www.achpr.org/activity-reports/45/.
II. STATUTORY MEETINGS
25th Extra-Ordinary Session–Banjul, Gambia, 19 February to 05 March 2019
12. The Commission held its 25th Extra-Ordinary Session during the period afore
mentioned and was attended by the following Commissioners herewith
attached as Annex II.
13. Details of the activities undertaken by the Commission during this Session are
provided in the Final Communiqué which is available on the website of the
Commission at: www.achpr.org.
64th Ordinary Session – Sharm El Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt, 24 April to 14
May 2019
14. The 64th Ordinary Session was attended by the following Commissioners
herewith attached as Annex III.
15. Details of the activities undertaken by the Commission during its 64th Ordinary
Session are provided in the Final Communiqué of the Session. The Final
Communique is also available on the website of the Commission at:
www.achpr.org.
16. The inter-session reports presented by Members of the Commission during the
64th Ordinary Session are also available on the website of the Commission at:
www.achpr.org.
17. The Commission decided to re-submit the Draft Protocol to the African Charter
on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa
adopted at its 56th Ordinary Session held from 21 April to 7 May 2015 in Banjul,
the Gambia, to the Policy Organs for their reconsideration.
III. STATE REPORTING UNDER ARTICLE 62 OF THE CHARTER
18. The Commission considered the Combined 2nd to 8th Periodic Reports and the
Initial Report on the Maputo Protocol of Lesotho (2001-2017); the Combined 2nd
to 12th Periodic Reports of The Gambia and Initial Report on the Maputo
Protocol (1994 - 2018); and the Combined Periodic Report of Egypt (2001- 2017).
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19. The Commission notes that the Gambia and Lesotho are now up to date with
their reporting obligations under Article 62 of the Charter and Article 26 of the
Maputo Protocol.
20. The Commission also notes that Egypt is up to date with its reporting
obligations under Article 62 of the Charter.
21. The status of Submission of Periodic Reports to the Commission under Article
62 of the Charter stands as follows:
Status
State Party
Up to date: 10
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt,
Eritrea, The Gambia, Lesotho, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.
One (1) Report Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Kenya, Mali,
overdue: 13
Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, and South Sudan.
Two (2) Reports Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, and
overdue: 6
Uganda.
Three (3) Reports Burundi, Gabon, SADR, The Sudan and Tunisia.
overdue: 5
More than three (3) Benin, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Reports overdue: Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Republic, Libya, Madagascar,
15
Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Never submitted a Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and
Report: 5
Principe and Somalia.
22. The Commission has received the latest Periodic Reports of Chad and
Zimbabwe which will be considered at the 65th Ordinary Session of the
Commission.
23. Only thirteen (13) countries are up to date with their reporting obligations in
terms of Article 26 of the Maputo Protocol, namely: Angola, Burkina Faso,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Namibia,
Mauritania, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and South Africa. This means that twentyseven (27) State Parties to the Maputo Protocol have not submitted reports
under the Maputo Protocol.
24. Twenty-seven (27) States have ratified the Kampala Convention. However, no
State Party has complied with Article 14(4) of the Kampala Convention which
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requires them to report the legislative and other measures which they have
taken to give effect to the Convention.
IV.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE THE COMMISSION
Communications
25. Of the 240 (Two Hundred and Forty) Communications currently pending
before the Commission, the following were considered during the reporting
period:
Session
Communication ( Name /Phase)
th
25
I.
Seizure
ExtraOrdinary
a. Seized
Session
i. Communication 708/19 - Liberty Fighters Network & 2
Others v. The Republic of South Africa
ii. Communication 710/19 - Falana & Falana's Chamber
(Representing Nnanna Joseph Adumekwe) v. The
Gabonese Republic
iii. Communication 711/19 - Abdul Rahman Al Gendy v.
The Arab Republic of Egypt
iv. Communication 712/19 -Boukary Waliss v. Nigeria,
Ghana and Togo
v. Communication 715/19 – Institut International pour les
Droits
Fondamentaux
et
la
Justice
Sociale
(ALL4RIGHTS) v. Democratic Republic of Congo
b. Seized and Provisional Measures Issued
i. Communication 714/19 – Alexis Sebahene v. Burundi
ii. Communication 716/19 - Three Jehovah’s Witnesses
(represented by Lawyers Associated for Human Rights
in Africa) v State of Eritrea
II.
Admissibility
a)admissible
i. Communication 478/14 –Republic of Djibouti v. State of
Eritrea
ii. Communication 582/15 - X (Represented by Lawyers
for Justice in Libya and REDRESS) v. Libya
iii. Communication 636/16 – IHRDA and others v.
Republic of Burundi
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III.
Merits
i. Communication 290/04 - Open Society Justice Initiative
v. Republic of Cameroon
IV.
Struck-Out for
Prosecution
Lack
of
Diligent
i. Communication 605/16 - Mustafa Hassan Abdel
Hammed Alshamy (Represented by A & B) v. Arab
Republic of Egypt
ii. Communication 611/16 - Omar Hegazy (Represented
by the European Alliance for Human Rights & 2 Others)
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
V.
Withdrawn
i. Communication 510/15 - Abdel Moneem Adam
Mohammed (Represented by REDRESS & Others) v.
Republic of the Sudan
VI.
Guidance provided
i. Communication 399/11 – Minority Rights Group
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
International and UNIPROBA (On behalf of the
Bahakwaninda Family) v. Republic of Burundi
Communication 555/15 – Mr. Hesham Mostafa Amin
Amer (Represented by European Alliance for Human
Rights v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Communication 556/15 – Mr. Mohamed Bakry Haroun
(Represented by European Alliance for Human Rights
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Communication 557/15 - Mr. Hossam Hosni Abd Ellatif
Ali (Represented by European Alliance for Human
Rights v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Communication 558/15 – Ms. Samia Shanan and Mr.
Tarek Shanan (Represented by European Alliance for
Human Rights v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Communication 589/15 - Johannes Jurie Botha v.
Republic of Mauritius
Communication 670/17 – Fadhl Al Mawla Husni
Ahmed Ismail and 19 Ors (represented by Freedom and
Justice Party of Egypt) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Communication 680/17- Nnamdi Kanu and the
Indigenous People of the Biafra v. Federal Republic of
Nigeria
Communication 697/18 – Mr Kaptue Tagne & Others v
Republic of Cameroon
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VII.
Deferred
i. Communication 713/19 – Ndayisaba Ali Ahmed
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
xiii.
xiv.
xv.
xvi.
xvii.
Buregeya v. Republic of Rwanda
Communication 459/13 - Devendranath Hurnam v.
Mauritius
Communication 471/14 – Meriam Yahia Ibrahim
(Represented by The Redress Trust (REDRESS), The
African Centre of Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), the
Sudanese Organisation for Development and
Rehabilitation (SODR), the Sudanese Human Rights
Initiative (SHRI) and the Justice Centre for Advocacy
and Legal Consultancy (JCALC) v Republic of The
Sudan
Communication 480/14 – Senate Masupha & Others v.
Lesotho
Communication 569/15 - Digbeejaye Koonjul v.
Republic of Mauritius
Communication 588/15 – Minority Rights Group
International and Environnement Ressources Naturelle
et Développement (on behalf of the Batwa of Kahuzi
Biega National Park, DRC) v. Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC)
Communication 607/16 - Famille de Feu Juvenal
Habyrarimana v. Burundi
Communication 626/16 – Philip Forsang Ndikum
(Represented by Ndikum Law Offices) v. Republic of
Cameroon
Communication 631/16 - Perem Aoudou (represented
by Georges Ayuk Quelennec) v. Republic of Cameroon
Communication 643/16 – Famille Shabani Bin Mkosa
(Represented by the NGO Via-Volonte) v. Republic of
Burundi
Communication 430/12 – Gabriel Shumba and Others v.
Republic of Zimbabwe
Communication 406/11 - Law Society of Swaziland v.
Kingdom of Swaziland
Communication 398/11 - Institute for Human Rights
and Development in Africa and Observatoire Congolais
des Droits de l’Homme (OCDH) v. Republic of Congo
Communication 426/12 – Agnes Uwimana & Saidati
Mukakibibi v. Rwanda
Communication 455/13 – Abubaker Ahmed Mohamed
and Others v. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Communication 341/07 - Equality Now v. Ethiopia
Communication 383/10 – Mohammed Abdullah Saleh
al-Asad v. Djibouti
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64th
Ordinary
Session
I.
Seizure
a) Seized
i. Communication 717/19 – Mr. Pie Sinzinkayo v. Republic of
Burundi
ii. Communication 718/19 – Maurice Kamto and Mouvement pour la
renaissance du Cameroun v. Republic of Cameroon
iii. Communication 719/19 – Mexican citizens (represented by InterAmerican Services of Human Rights Professionals) v Arab
Republic of Egypt
II. Admissibility
a) Admissible
i. Communication 471/14 – Meriam Yahia Ibrahim (Represented by
The Redress Trust (REDRESS), The African Centre of Justice and
Peace Studies (ACJPS), the Sudanese Organisation for
Development and Rehabilitation (SODR), the Sudanese Human
Rights Initiative (SHRI) and the Justice Centre for Advocacy and
Legal Consultancy (JCALC) v Republic of The Sudan;
ii. Communication 569/15 – Digbeejaye Koonjul v. Republic of
Mauritius;
iii. Communication 588/15 – Minority Rights Group International and
Environnement Ressources Naturelle et Développement (on
behalf of the Batwa of Kahuzi Biega National Park, DRC) v.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);
b) Inadmissible
i. Communication 569/15 – Digbeejaye Koonjul v. Republic of
Mauritius
ii. Communication 609/16 – Prince Seraki Mampuru (on behalf of
Bapedi Mamone Community under the leadership of Kgoši
Mampuru III) v. Republic of South Africa
III. Struck-Out for lack of diligent prosecution
i. Communication 659/17 – Ahmed Mustafa & 5 Others
(Represented by Justice for Human Rights-& AMAN
Organisation) v Arab Republic of Egypt
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IV. Withdrawal
i. Communication 705/18 – Emil Touray and Saikou Jammeh
(represented by IHRDA and Sagar Jahateh) v Republic of The Gambia
V. Guidance provided
i. Communication 716/19 – Three Jehovah’s Witnesses (represented by
Lawyers Associated for Human Rights in Africa) v. State of Eritrea
VI. Deferred
i. Communication 341/07- Equality Now v Ethiopia
ii. Communication 398/11 – Institute for Human Rights and
Development in Africa and Observatoire Congolais des Droits de
l’Homme (OCDH) v. Republic of Congo
iii. Communication 406/11 - Law Society of Swaziland v. Kingdom of
Swaziland
iv. Communication 480/14 – Senate Masupha & Others v. Lesotho
v. Communication 565/15 – Papa Seye and Family v. Mauritania
vi. Communication 607/16 – Famille de Feu Juvenal Habyrarimana v.
Burundi
vii. Communication 626/16 – Philip Forsang Ndikum (Represented by
Ndikum Law Offices) v. Republic of Cameroon
viii. Communication 643/16 – Famille Shabani Bin Mkosa (Represented
by the NGO Via-Volonte) v. Republic of Burundi
ix. Communication 650/17 – Kum Bezeng and 75 Others (represented
by Professor Carlson Anyangwe) v. Republic of Cameroon
x. Communication 653/17 – Desmond Nunugwo v. Federal Republic
of Nigeria
xi. Communication 670/17 – Fadhl Al Mawla Husni Ahmed Ismail
and 19 Ors (represented by Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt) v.
Arab Republic of Egypt
xii. Communication 720/19 – Daniel Felipe da Silva Guerra and
Rodrigo Lima Dantas v. Republic of Cape Verde
26. The above tables show that during the period under review, the Commission
was seized of ten (10) Communications; two (2) of which were issued with
Provisional Measures; declared six (6) admissible and two (2) inadmissible;
decided one (1) on the merits; struck out three (3) for lack of diligent
prosecution, granted two (2) requests for withdrawal and deferred thirty-one
(31) Communications at various stages. The Commission also provided the
Secretariat with guidance on ten (10) Communications.
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V. APPLICATIONS FOR AFFILIATE AND OBSERVER STATUS
27. The Commission discussed the status of its relationship and cooperation with
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), and presented an update on the status of submission of
NHRI and NGO activity reports.
28. No request for Affiliate Status was received from any National Human Rights
Institution for the period under review. The total number of institutions which
have Affiliate Status with the Commission stands at twenty-nine (29).
29. The Commission granted Observer Status to Unwanted Witness, in accordance
with the Resolution on the Criteria for Granting and Maintaining Observer
Status to Non-Governmental Organizations working on Human and Peoples’
Rights in Africa, bringing the total number of NGOs with Observer Status with
the Commission to five hundred and nineteen (519).
VI.
STATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMISSION’S DECISIONS,
REQUESTS FOR PROVISIONAL MEASURES AND LETTERS OF
URGENT APPEAL
30. The level of compliance by State Parties with the Commission’s Decisions,
Requests for Provisional Measures and Letters of Urgent Appeal is relatively
low, as evidenced by the following information:
Implementation of the Commission’s Decisions
31. During the reporting period, the Commission did not receive any information
regarding the implementation of its decisions in accordance with Rule 112 of
its Rules of Procedure of 2010.
Requests for Provisional Measures
32. During the reporting period, the Commission did not receive any responses on
the two (2) Requests for Provisional Measures which it issued to State Parties
as indicated in the table on Communications in paragraph 26 above. Also,
during this period, the Commission received information from the Complainant in
Communication 716/19 - Three Jehovah’s Witnesses (represented by Lawyers Associated for
Human Rights in Africa) v State of Eritrea, on 01 April 2019, indicating that the State has
still not complied with the Provisional Measures requested by the Commission in this
matter.
Letters of Urgent Appeal
33. During the period under review, twenty-six (26) Letters of Urgent Appeal were
sent to State Parties, regarding allegations of violations of human rights. Out of
the twenty-six (26) letters sent, the Commission received responses to seven (7)
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from the State Parties concerned addressing the issues raised in the Urgent
Appeals including two responses from Algeria (Case of Salim Yezza) and
Burkina Faso (Case of Safiatou Lopez) regarding cases reported in the 45th
Activity Report , as reflected in the table below:
11 November Letter of urgent appeal from
1. Democratic
the Special Rapporteur on
Republic of 2018
Human Rights Defenders and
Congo
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on alleged arbitrary
arrest and detention of
Rodrigue Mbusa, Fiston
Isambiro, M. Bien aime
Kyaviro
2. Eswatini
12
An Urgent Letter of Appeal to
November
His Majesty, King Mswati III
2018
of the Kingdom of Eswatini
from
the
Commissioner
Rapporteur for the Human
Rights Situation in the
Kingdom
of
Eswatini
regarding the alleged forcible
eviction
of
61
people
(including children) on 9 April
2018 from their homes at a
farming area in Emphetseni,
Malkerns to give way to a
privately-owned development
3. Cameroon
4. Burundi
The State has
not responded
but they have
been released
Eswatini
responded to
the
Commission’s
letter on 15
April 2019
15 November Letter of urgent appeal from The State has
2018
the Special Rapporteur on not responded
Human Rights Defenders and
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on the arbitrary arrest
and detention of Michel Biem
Tong
22 November Letter of urgent appeal from
2018
the Special Rapporteur on
Human Rights Defenders and
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on alleged accusations,
arrest and arbitrary detention
of Aimé Constant Gatore,
but he has been
released
The State has
not responded
but the human
rights
defenders have
been released
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Marius
Nizigama
and
Emmanuel Nshimirimana
5. Eritrea
6. Egypt
7. Egypt
7
January An Urgent Letter of Appeal
2019
sent to H.E. President Isaias
Afwerki of the State of Eritrea
regarding the detention of
Jehovah Witnesses for more
than two decades without
trial, ten (10) of whom have
been reported to be in critical
health conditions due to
alleged cruel, inhumane and
degrading treatment
10 January A joint letter of appeal was
2019
sent to His Excellency, Mr.
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, President
of the Arab Republic of Egypt
by the Commissioner
Rapporteur on the Human
Rights Situation in the Arab
Republic of Egypt, the Special
Rapporteur on Prisons,
Conditions of Detention and
Policing in Africa and the
Chairperson of the Committee
on the Prevention of Torture
in Africa concerning the
alleged denial of medical
treatment to Mr. Mohamed
Maksod Bhy Eldeen who is
being detained at the State
Security Agency in Damanhur
City
10 January A joint letter of appeal was
sent to His Excellency, Mr.
2019
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, President
of the Arab Republic of Egypt
by
the
Commissioner
Rapporteur on the Human
Rights Situation in the Arab
Republic of Egypt, the Special
Rapporteur
on
Prisons,
Conditions of Detention and
The State has
not yet
responded
The State
Concerned
responded on
28 May 2019
The State
Concerned
responded on
14 June 2019
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8. Egypt
9. Zimbabwe
10. Zimbabwe
Policing in Africa and the
Chairperson of the Committee
on the Prevention of Torture in
Africa concerning allegations
of the arbitrary arrest and
detention, torture and illtreatment, lack of fair trial, and
denial of urgent medical care
to Mr. Salah Ahmed Metwally
Galal in Egypt
10 January A joint letter of appeal was
2019
sent to His Excellency, Mr.
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, President
of the Arab Republic of Egypt
by
the
Commissioner
Rapporteur on the Human
Rights Situation in the Arab
Republic of Egypt, the Special
Rapporteur
on
Prisons,
Conditions of Detention and
Policing in Africa and the
Chairperson of the Committee
on the Prevention of Torture in
Africa concerning the alleged
torture
and
ill-treatment,
denial of fair trial, denial of
access to lawyers and family
members, poor conditions of
detention, as well as arbitrary
detention of Mr. Walid Ahmed
Shawky El-Sayed and Mr. ElMotaaz Mohammed Shams ElDien Abd Al-Haleem in Egypt
18
January Letter of urgent appeal from
2019
the Special Rapporteur on
Human Rights Defenders and
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on alleged threats
against a human rights
defender, Mr Okay Machisa
18
January Letter of urgent appeal from
2019
the Special Rapporteur on
Human Rights Defenders and
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on alleged accusation,
arbitrary arrest and detention
The State has
not yet
responded but
has indicated
during the 64th
Ordinary
Session of the
Commission
that she will
respond
accordingly.
The State has
responded on
10 April 2019
The State has
responded on
10 April 2019
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and
judicial
harassment
against
human
rights
defender, Evan Mawarire
11. Zimbabwe
21 January Letter of Appeal to H.E. Mr.
2019
Emmerson D. Mnangagwa,
President of the Republic of
Zimbabwe from the Special
Rapporteur on Freedom of
Expression and Access to
Information in Africa,
regarding concerns on the
situation of freedom of
expression and access to
information in Zimbabwe
12. Algeria
12 February Letter of urgent appeal from The State has
2019
the Special Rapporteur on responded
13. Egypt
14. Egypt
15. Zimbabwe
The State
responded on
10 April 2019
Human Rights Defenders and
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on alleged arbitrary
arrest and detention of Hadj
Ghermoul
rd
3 March 2019 Alleged arbitrary arrest and The State has
detention of human rights requested for
defender, Khaled Mahmoud
further details
before
responding
March Arrest and allegations of The
3rd
State
2019
enforced disappearance of Ms. Concerned
Hoda Abdel Moneam Abdel responded on
Aziz Hassan, Mr. Ezzat Eid 10 May 2019
Taha Fadl, Mr. Waleed Ali
Sleem Mohamed Hamada, Ms.
Somaya Mohamed Nasef
Roshdy, Mr. Ibrahim El Sayed
Mohamed Abdo Ata and Mr.
Osama
Mabrouk
Mousa
Mohamed
The
State
4 March 2019 An Urgent Letter of Appeal
responded on
was sent to H.
E. Mr. Emmerson D. Mnangagw11 April 2019
President of the Republic
Zimbabwe regarding
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12 March 2019
16. Democratic
Republic of
Congo
17. Sudan
22 March 2019
18. Chad
22
March
2019
19. Mozambique
22
March
2019
reports of several
alleged human rights violations
committed by
the Security Forces of the
Republic of Zimbabwe
Letter of urgent appeal from The State has
the Special Rapporteur on not
yet
Human Rights Defenders and responded
Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa on alleged continuing
threats against Mr Léon
Nkubiri Mbeba
Alleged violent crackdowns The State has
on peaceful demonstrations not
yet
and reprisals against activists, responded
Wefag
Gorashi,
Wafaa
Gorashi, Hadia Hasaballah,
Hisham
Omar
Alnour,
Hisham Hadia Hasaballah and
Ghazi Elrayah Alsanhouri
A Letter of Urgent Appeal to The State is yet
H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby, President to respond
of the Republic of Chad, from
the Special Rapporteur on
Freedom of Expression and
Access to Information in
Africa,
regarding
reports
of the
orders
by
the
Government of Chad to
mobile operators to block
access
to
social
media
platforms in the country
A Letter of Urgent Appeal to
The State is yet
H.E. Mr. Filipe Nyusi,
to respond
President of the Republic of
Mozambique from the Special
Rapporteur on Freedom of
Expression and Access to
Information in Africa, in
response to reports
of the arrest, prolonged
detention and ill-treatment
of Mr. Amade Abubacar, a
journalist working for Rádio e
Televevisao Comunitária
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Nacedje and Zitamar News in
Mozambique
20. Equatorial
Guinea
VII.
27
March A joint letter of Urgent Appeal The State has
2019
to H.E. Mr. Teodoro Obiang not
yet
Nguema Mbasogo, President responded
of the Republic of Equatorial
Guinea by the Chairperson of
the
Committee
on
the
Prevention of Torture in Africa
and
the
Commissioner
Rapporteur on the Human
Rights Situation in the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea,
concerning
the
alleged
arbitrary detention and torture
of Joaquin Elo Ayeto, as well as
denial of his fair trial rights
LETTER OF CONCERN
34. During the period under review, one (1) Letter of Concern was sent to a State
Party as reflected in the table below:
1. Niger
15 April 2019
The Chairperson of the
Working Group on Death
Penalty and Extrajudicial,
Summary
and
Arbitrary
Killings
and
Enforced
Disappearances in Africa, sent
a Letter of Concern to the
President of the Republic of
Niger on 15 April 2019
regarding
the
alleged
conviction of one Gazally
Badamassi, on 19 March 2019,
by the Court of Assizes in
Zinder, for the alleged offence
of criminal conspiracy, stealing
at night and assassination, and
sentenced him to death. The
Chairperson called on the
Government of Niger to
guarantee the observance of
fair trial standards including
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the right of the accused person
to exhaust all the appeal
processes legally available to
him, commute the death
sentence imposed to life
imprisonment,
consider
finalizing the process of legally
abolishing the death penalty in
Niger, as well as to comply
with its obligations under the
African Charter and other
regional and international
human rights instruments to
which Niger is a party.
VIII. LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
35. During the reporting period Five (5) letters of appreciation were sent to Heads
of State and Government as follows:
State
Date of Letter
Positive development warranting Letter of
Appreciation
1. Côte d’Ivoire
16 November
2018
Letter of appreciation sent to H. E. Mr.
Alasane Ouattara, President of the
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire by the Special
Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa and
Country Rapporteur on the human
situation in Côte d’Ivoire, for granting
amnesty to 800 prisoners on the occasion
of the country’s Independence Day.
2.Burundi
04 January 2019 Letter of appreciation sent to H. E. Mr. Pierre
Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of
Burundi, by the Special Rapporteur on
Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on
Reprisals in Africa for the release of
members of "Paroles et actions pour le réveil
des consciences et l'évolution des
mentalités" (Parcem) on 17 December 2018.
3. Mozambique
7 January 2019
Letter of appreciation sent to H. E. Mr. Filipe
Nyusi, President of the Republic of
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Mozambique
by
the
Commissioner
Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation
in the Republic of Mozambique and Special
Rapporteur on Prisons, Condition of
Detention and Policing in Africa,
commending him on granting of amnesty to
one thousand Nine Hundred and Forty
Eight (1,948) prisoners deemed to have been
rehabilitated before the end of their
sentences, and to prisoners who need
medical treatment that the prison service
could not offer and for the commitment of
Mozambique to the ideals of human rights
provided for by the African Charter
4. Cameroon
20 January 2019 Letter of appreciation sent to H. E. Mr. Paul
Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon,
by the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa and country Rapporteur on the
human situation in Cameroon for the release
of journalist Michel Biem Tong.
5.
Equatorial 25 April 2019
Guinea
Letter of appreciation addressed to H.E. Mr.
Teodoro Obiang Ngeuma Mbasogo,
President of the Republic of Equatorial
Guinea by the Chairperson of the Working
Group on Death Penalty and Extra-Judicial,
Summary or Arbitrary Killings and
Enforced Disappearances in Africa,
thanking him for his declaration to submit a
Bill to the Parliament to abolish the death
Penalty in Equatorial Guinea
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IX.
PRESS STATEMENTS
36. In addition to the various Press Releases issued by the Commission and its
Special Mechanisms regarding meetings organized, during the reporting
period, the Commission also issued Twelve (12) Press Releases relating to
various human rights issues. The Press Releases are available on the website of
the Commission, at: www.achpr.org.
37. On 21 January 2019, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and
Access to Information in Africa also issued an Advisory Paper titled ‘Ensuring
Effective Implementation of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act (2011),
which was prepared following his advocacy visit to Nigeria and is available on
the website of the Commission, at: www.achpr.org.
X.
PROMOTION AND FACTFINDING MISSIONS
38. The Commission did not undertake any Promotion Missions during the
reporting period because of lack of responses from State Parties. During the
said period, requests for Promotion Missions were also sent to Benin, Cape
Verde, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique,
São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal and Zimbabwe.
39. Chad and Mauritius authorized Promotion Missions in their countries which
will be undertaken by the Commission on mutually agreed dates in 2019.
40. Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe have authorized the Promotion
Missions to their respective countries and the commission is currently engaging
with them in this regard.
41. Benin responded to the Commission’s request for a Promotion Mission and
requested to communicate mutually convenient dates later in the year.
42. Zimbabwe informed the Commission at the 64th Ordinary Session that it agrees
with the promotion mission and a formal communication on the dates to that
effect will be sent accordingly.
43. The Kenyan delegation to the 64th Ordinary Session also confirmed that the
Government of Kenya is processing the Commission’s request for a promotion
mission to be undertaken at a date to be mutually agreed upon.
44. The Promotion Mission to Algeria, initially scheduled by the Government is
still postponed at the request of the State. The Commission awaits the official
communication of the proposed new dates by Algeria.
45. The Commission also wishes to report that the Chairperson of the African
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Finding Mission to Libya to investigate allegations that African migrants were
being traded as slaves. Libya has authorized the Commission to undertake the
mission but due to security concerns in Libya, the fact-finding mission did not
take place.
XI. THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION ON THE CONTINENT
46. This section was introduced pursuant to Executive Council Decision
EX.CL/Dec.639 (XVIII) calling upon the Commission to brief the Policy Organs
on the human rights situation on the continent. The Commission draws the
content of this section from its interactions with State Parties, NHRIs with
affiliate status with the Commission and NGOs with Observer Status with the
Commission during Ordinary Sessions of the Commission, supplemented by
information gathered as the Commission monitors the human rights situation
in the various State Parties during the intersession period.
Positive developments
47. The Commission notes with appreciation the following key positive human
rights developments observed during the reporting period:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Peaceful elections held in the Democratic Republic of Congo, GuineaBissau, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa;
Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the killings of persons
with Albinism by the President of Malawi and the funding of the
National Action Plan on the Protection of Persons with Albinism;
Establishment of a General Court Martial in South Sudan to prosecute
soldiers who are alleged to have committed crimes during and after the
outbreak of violence in December 2013;
Promulgation of the Judicature and Application of Laws (Practice and
Procedure of Cases Involving Vulnerable Groups) Rule No. 110 of 01
February 2019) by the Chief Justice of Tanzania, which provides that
cases involving women, children, elderly and persons with disabilities
should not take longer than six (6) months to adjudicate;
Establishment of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme 2020 to
stabilise Zimbabwe’s macro- economy and financial sector through
policy and institutional reforms by December 2020;
Commencement of the process to repeal the Public Order and Security
Act and Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act in
Zimbabwe;
The recognition and identification of the immediate, medium- and longterm reforms required to protect the rights of intersex persons in Kenya,
by the Task Force on Policy, Legal, Institutional and Administrative
Reforms;
The release of over seven hundred (700) political prisoners and prisoners
of conscience by President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the
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ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
xiii.
xiv.
xv.
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
xix.
xx.
xxi.
xxii.
xxiii.
xxiv.
Democratic Republic of Congo, on his assumption of the Presidency this
year;
Establishment of the National Migration Observatory and approval of
the National Migration Policy in December 2018 in Angola;
Approval of the National Strategic Plan on the Prevention and
Combatting of Corruption in December 2018, in Angola;
Enactment of the new Criminal Code of Angola in January 2019, which
incorporates various standards of human rights protection, criminalises
racial and other forms of discrimination, female genital mutilation,
torture and all forms of human trafficking;
Launching of the SCOPE (System for Cash Operations) to manage
Namibia’s Poverty Reduction Programme in November 2018;
Establishment of a Ministry of Human Rights and Civic Promotion in
January 2019 and the operationalization of the National Observatory for
Prevention and Management of Community Conflict in Burkina Faso;
Creation of the G5 Sahel to collectively combat terrorism and promote
development;
Enactment of Law No. 2018-863 of 19 November 2018 that established a
special procedure for birth declaration, identity reinstatement and
transcription of birth certificates to fight Statelessness and Law No. 2018975 of 27 December 2018 on the criminal procedure code on alternative
measures to incarceration in Cote d’Ivoire;
Enactment of Law No. 2018-900 of 30 November 2018 on the creation,
attribution, organization and functioning of the National Council of
Human Rights (CNDH) and its operationalization Decree No. 2019-119
of 06 February 2019 in Cote d’Ivoire;
The support of 35,000 indigent families in 2019 under the Filets Sociaux
Productifs Project in order to reduce poverty and vulnerability of
households in Cote d’Ivoire;
Adoption of a ministerial order to operationalize the 2018 law regulating
the carrying out of legal abortions by Doctors; and the Presidential
pardon granted to 367 women and girls who were convicted of abortion
in Rwanda in April 2019;
Allocation of 25% of seats in the lower chamber of Parliament to women
in the new Egyptian Constitution;
The Political Agreement for Governance between Mali and the
Opposition in May 2019;
Adoption of Proclamation No .1113/2019 – Civil Society Organisations
Proclamation by the House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia on 5
February 2019;
Adoption of Revised Proclamation on National Electoral Board of
Ethiopia (NEBE) by the House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia
on 5 April 2019;
Promulgation of Proclamation No. 1110/2019 – Refugees Proclamation
by the House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia on 17 January 2019;
Enactment in 2019 of Freedom of Information law in Ghana;
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xxv.
The allocation of 25% of parliamentary seats pursuant to recent
constitutional amendments in Egypt.
Areas of concern
48. The Commission notes the following human rights concerns which were
observed during the reporting period:
i. The non-ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in
Africa which has been signed only by five (5) Member States;
ii. The non-ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities in Africa which has not been signed by any State;
iii. The low level of ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty
Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free
Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of
Establishment;
iv. The low level of reporting under Article 26 of the Maputo
Protocol and non- reporting under Article 14 (4) of the Kampala
Convention by States Parties respectively;
v. The human rights situations in Algeria which has resulted in the
resignations of politicians and arrests in Algeria;
vi. The human rights situations in Benin which resulted in arrests,
loss of lives and destruction of property;
vii. The human rights situations in the Sudan which resulted in
arrests, loss of lives and destruction of property;
viii. The persistence of punitive and repressive laws and
discriminatory practices as well as the failure to integrate the
human rights dimension into HIV responses, which are all
barriers to effectively combatting HIV and AIDS on the continent;
ix. The difficulty prisoners continue to experience in accessing
health services, water and nutritional food, and the overcrowding
of holding cells for trial-awaiting prisoners in Cote d’Ivoire;
x. The expansion of Serengeti National park of Tanzania which is
affecting indigenous communities who live nearby;
xi. Inter-community killings resulting in the loss of several lives and
destruction of property in the Central Mopti Region of Mali;
xii. The terrorist attack in a Church in Burkina Faso causing the death
of members of the congregation;
xiii. The xenophobic attacks in the Durban area, South Africa, leading
to the death of at least six (6) people and the injury and
displacement of others;
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xiv. The increase in the number of internally-displaced persons across
the continent due to the effects of cyclone IDAI which hit Malawi,
Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe;
xv. The resumption of hostilities in some parts of Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Mali and
Nigeria;
xvi. The continuing trend of Internet and social media shutdowns in
Africa, including in Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Gabon and Zimbabwe;
xvii. The non-availability of appropriate legislative, economic and
other measures in Member States to eradicate the underlying
causes of the irregular migration phenomenon as well as to
prevent returnee migrants from going back on the perilous
journey;
xviii. Execution of fifteen (15) convicted persons in Egypt, in February
2019, based on confessions allegedly obtained through torture
and lack of due process and fair trial guarantees.
XII. ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SITUATION
Construction of the Commission’s Headquarters
49. Executive Council Decision EX.CL/Dec. 1045(XXXIV) on the 45th Activity
Report of the Commission, requests the AU Commission to establish a Support
Group for the Government of the Republic of The Gambia charged with
mobilizing the necessary funds for the construction of the Commission’s
Headquarters;
50. The Commission has sent a letter to the AUC to inquire on progress regarding
the establishment of the Support Group;
51. The Gambian Delegation to the 64th Ordinary Session reiterated the
commitment earlier expressed by the President of The Gambia on the
construction of the Headquarters.
Succession Plan for the Executive Secretary of the African Commission
52. During its 64th Ordinary Session, the Commission sent a correspondence,
referenced ACHPR/AUC/484/19 and dated 13 May 2019, to H.E. Mahmat
Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, transmitting the
Succession Plan for the Executive Secretary of the African Commission.
53. The Succession Plan was adopted by the Commission at its 25th Extraordinary
Session held in Banjul from 19 February to 5 March, in accordance with one of
the Recommendations of the Performance and Human Resources Recruitment
Audit that was conducted by the Board of Internal Auditors in 2018, with the
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objective to expedite the process and achieve a successful transition at the
Secretariat of the Commission.
Staffing
54. The staffing situation at the Commission's Secretariat worsened during the
reporting period. Although a Human Resource Assistant (Regular)
was recruited and has assumed duties, the Bilingual Secretary and
the Receptionist have resigned, and the Senior Administration and Human
Resource Officer (SHRO - Regular) who had been recruited failed to assume
duties.
55. In
addition,
interviews
that
had
been
scheduled
for
the
following positions have been postponed sine die for various reasons: (Deputy
Secretary (regular), Legal Officer (regular), Senior Public Relations Officer
(regular), Finance
Officer
(short term - PANAF),
2
Senior
Legal
Officers Protection (short term - PANAF), Senior Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer (short term - PANAF), and Reviser-French (short term
- PANAF) .
XIII. IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS
Recommendations of the Joint Retreat between the PRC and the Commission
56. Further to Executive Council Decision EX.CL/1015(XXXIII) on the 44th Activity
Report which requested the ACHPR to report on the implementation of the
recommendations of the ACHPR – PRC Joint Retreat in Nairobi, Kenya, the
ACHPR has undertaken a number of steps during the reporting period.
57. The ACHPR wishes to indicate that the Draft Revised Rules of Procedure have
taken account of the AU Code of Conduct. Additionally, members of the
ACHPR and Staff of the Secretariat have been trained on the AU Code of Ethics
and certified accordingly.
58. The Commission also adopted Resolution: ACHPR/Res. 402 (LXIII) 2018 on
the interpretative and protective mandates of the Commission; that
Resolution is available on
http://www.achpr.org/sessions/63rd_os/resolutions/402/.
AU Commission Mission to Banjul
59. The AUC Mission to the Secretariat of the Commission authorised by
DecisionEX.CL/Dec.974 (XXXI) on the 42nd Activity Report is yet to take place.
On 16 April 2018, the Secretary to the ACHPR sent a follow-up Memo
regarding the Mission but it has still not taken place.
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Mission to the territory of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or Western
Sahara under the control of the Kingdom of Morocco
60. The Executive Council, in its Decision EX.CL/995(XXXII) on the 43rd Activity
Report of the Commission, called on Morocco to initiate a dialogue with the
ACHPR towards the facilitation of the Commission’s Mission to the territory
of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or Western Sahara under the control
of Morocco. In February 2018, a follow-up letter was sent to Morocco by the
Chairperson of the Commission indicating that she is open to any practical
measures proposed in order to implement the decision of the Executive
Council. The Commission is still awaiting the response from Morocco on this
matter.
XIV. DATES AND VENUE OF THE 26th EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION AND 65th
ORDINARY SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
61. The 26th Extra-Ordinary Session of the Commission will take place from 16 to
30 July 2019; and its 65th Ordinary Session will take place from 21 October to
10 November 2019, in Banjul, The Gambia.
62. The Commission expresses its appreciation to the Government of Egypt for
hosting the 64th Ordinary Session and for the country’s hospitality. It also
commends State Parties that have already hosted Sessions of the Commission;
and takes note of the Republic of Rwanda, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the
Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of Malawi who have offered to host
future Ordinary Sessions of the Commission.
XV.
RECOMMENDATIONS
63. In light of the foregoing, the Commission recommends as follows:
a) States Parties to
i. Ratify, implement and domesticate the various human rights instruments of
the AU; in particular, the Maputo Protocol, the Kampala Convention, the
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of
Older Persons in Africa, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, and
theProtocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community
Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of
Establishment;
ii. Submit their Periodic Reports in compliance with Article 62 of the African
Charter; Article 26 of the Maputo Protocol; and Article 14 of the Kampala
Convention;
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iii. Provide the Commission with all relevant information on the measures taken
to implement its decisions in accordance with Rule 112 of its Rules of
Procedure, as well as respect and implement the Provisional Measures issued
by the Commission;
iv. Respond to Urgent Letters of Appeal sent by the Commission;
v. Accede to the Commission’s requests to undertake missions in their countries;
vi. Support the AU internal processes for the adoption and ratification of the Draft
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Abolition
of the Death Penalty in Africa and the Draft Protocol to the African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights of the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and
Social Security;
vii. Take all legislative and other measures to address the various concerns
highlighted by the Commission; and
viii.
Consider hosting Ordinary Sessions of the Commission.
b) To the Kingdom of Morocco
i. Ratify the African Charter, and grant the Commission authorization to
undertake the mission mandated by Decision EX.CL/Dec.995(XXXII);
ii. Engage in dialogue with the Commission towards facilitating the conduct of
the mission as mandated by Decision EX.CL/Dec. 689(XX).
c) To the AUC
i. Finalise implementation of various Executive Council Decisions calling for
expedited recruitment to the vacant positions in the Secretariat, and more
particularly recruitment of Arabic and Portuguese Legal Officers and
Translators as per Decision EX.CL/Dec.974(XXXI);
ii. Conduct the mission to the Secretariat of the Commission authorised by
Decision EX.CL/Dec.974 (XXXI);
iii. Expedite the establishment of the Support Group for the Republic of The Gambia
on the construction of the ACPHR Headquarters in line with Executive Council
Decision EX.CL/Dec. 1045(XXXIV);
d) PRC
Support implementation of the outcomes of the Joint Retreat between the PRC and the
Commission.
e) To the Assembly of Heads of State and Government:
i.
ii.
Assist the Commission to get authorization from the Kingdom of Morocco
to undertake the requested mission;
Facilitate the conduct of the fact-finding Mission to Libya, which the
ACHPR was requested to undertake by the Chairperson of the African
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Union Commission, to investigate allegations that African migrants were
being traded as slaves.
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ANNEX I
LIST OF CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
No. Name
Country
1.
2.
3.
4.
Duration Expiry
Date
6
2019
Commissioner Soyata Maïga
6
2019
Commissioner Lawrence Murugu Mute
6
2021
Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie
2019
Commissioner Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik 6
Mali
Kenya
Rwanda
Mauritius
5.
6.
7.
Yuen
Commissioner Lucy Asuagbor
Commissioner Maya Sahli-Fadel
Commissioner Jamesina Essie L. King
6
6
6
2019
2023
2021
8.
9.
10.
11.
Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso
Commissioner Hatem Essaiem
Commissioner Maria Teresa Manuela
Commissioner Rémy Ngoy Lumbu
6
6
6
6
2021
2023
2023
2023
Cameroon
Algeria
Sierra
Leone
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Angola
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
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ANNEX II
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THAT ATTENDED THE 25TH EXTRA-ORDINARY
SESSION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Honourable Commissioner Soyata Maïga, Chairperson of the
Commission and Chairperson of the Working Group on Indigenous
Populations/Communities and Committee on the Rights of People
Living with HIV and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and affected by HIV;
Honourable Commissioner Lawrence Murugu Mute, Vice-Chairperson
of the Commission and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
and Access to Information;
Honourable Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, Member and
Chairperson of the Working Group on the Death Penalty and
Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced
Disappearances in Africa and the Working Group on Specific Issues
related to the Work of the African Commission;
Honourable Commissioner Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen, Member
and Chairperson of the Working Group on Older Persons and People
with Disability in Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Lucy Asuagbor, Member, Special
Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa and Chairperson of the
Working Group on Communications;
Honourable Commissioner Jamesina Essie L. King, Member and
Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights in Africa and the Working Group on Resolutions;
Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, Member and
Chairperson of the Working Group on Extractive Industries,
Environment and Human Rights Violations and the Advisory
Committee on Budgetary and Staff Matters;
Honourable Commissioner Hatem Essaiem, Member and Chairperson
of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Maria Teresa Manuela, Member and
Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in
Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, Member and Special
Rappoteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Maya Sahli-Fadel, Member and Special
Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Internally
Displaced Persons was absent with apologies.
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ANNEX III
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THAT ATTENDED THE 64TH ORDINARY
SESSION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Honourable Commissioner Soyata Maïga, Chairperson of the
Commission and Chairperson of the Working Group on Indigenous
Populations/Communities and the Committee on the Rights of People
Living with HIV and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and affected by HIV;
Honourable Commissioner Lawrence Murugu Mute, Vice-Chairperson
of the Commission and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
and Access to Information;
Honourable Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, Member and
Chairperson of the Working Group on the Death Penalty and
Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced
Disappearances in Africa and the Working Group on Specific Issues
related to the Work of the African Commission;
Honourable Commissioner Maya Sahli-Fadel, Member and Special
Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Internally
Displaced Persons;
Honourable Commissioner Lucy Asuagbor, Member, Special
Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa and Chairperson of the
Working Group on Communications;
Honourable Commissioner Jamesina Essie L. King, Member and
Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights in Africa and the Working Group on Resolutions;
Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, Member and
Chairperson of the Working Group on Extractive Industries,
Environment and Human Rights Violations and the Advisory
Committee on Budgetary and Staff Matters;
Honourable Commissioner Hatem Essaiem, Member and Chairperson
of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Maria Teresa Manuela, Member and
Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in
Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, Member and Special
Rappoteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in
Africa;
Honourable Commissioner Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen, Member
and Chairperson of the Working Group on Older Persons and People
with Disability in Africa was absent with apologies.
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