EX.CL/717 (XX)
Original: English
31ST ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON
HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
(AFRICAN COMMISSION)
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AFRICAN UNION
UNION AFRICAINE
UNIÃO AFRICANA
African Commission on Human &
Peoples’ Rights
Commission Africaine des Droits de
l’Homme & des Peuples
31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, Western Region, P. O. Box 673, Banjul, The Gambia
Tel: (220) 4410505 / 4410506; Fax: (220) 4410504
E-mail: au-banjul@africa-union.org; Web www.achpr.org
REV.5
31ST ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND
PEOPLES’ RIGHTS (AFRICAN COMMISSION)
Submitted in Accordance with
Article 54 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
INTRODUCTION
1.
This is the Thirty-First (31st) Activity Report of the African Commission on Human
and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission).
2.
The Activity Report presents the activities undertaken by the African Commission
during the Intersession period between the 49th and the 50th Ordinary Sessions of the
Commission in 2011. A substantial portion of this report is also devoted to the
proceedings of the 50th Ordinary Session.
50TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION
Attendance at the Session
3.
sAll members of the African Commission except one attended the Session;
namely; Commissioners Catherine Dupe Atoki, Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, Lucy
Asuagbor, Reine Alapini-Gansou, Maya Sahli Fadel, Med S. K. Kaggwa, Soyata
Maiga, Pacifique Manirakiza and Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen. Commissioner
Mohamed Bechir Khalfallah was absent due to illness. Commissioner Faith Pansy
Tlakula left mid-session, with apologies.
4.
The Session was attended by three hundred and seventy three (373)
participants, including representatives from State Parties, International and InterGovernmental Organizations, Organs of the African Union, National Human Rights
Institutions (NHRIs), African and International Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs), as well as other observers.
5.
Five new Commissioners were sworn in during the 50th Ordinary Session:
namely Commissioners Reine Alapini Gansou (re-elected), Maya Sahli Fadel (elected),
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Med S. K. Kaggwa (elected), Pacifique Manirakiza (elected) and Faith Pansy Tlakula
(re-elected).
6.
The Commission elected Commissioner Catherine Dupe Atoki as its Chairperson
and Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie as its Vice-Chairperson, for the next two
years.
7.
Two NGOs, the Gambia Press Union and the East African Law Society, were
granted Observer Status by the African Commission in accordance with the
Commission’s Resolution on the Criteria for Granting and Enjoying Observer Status to
Non-Governmental Organizations Working in the Field of Human and Peoples’ Rights
[ACHPR.Res.33(XXV)99]. This brings the total number of NGOs with Observer Status
before the African Commission to four hundred and thirty (430).
8.
The following State Parties made statements on human rights situations in their
respective countries: Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
9.
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court), the International
Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples also delivered statements during the Session.
10.
The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) was
represented by the South Africa Human Rights Commission; one NHRI took the floor
on the human rights situation in Africa and forty-three (43) NGOs made interventions
before the African Commission.
Intersession Activities of Members of the African Commission
11.
The members of the African Commission presented reports of their activities
during the intersession period. The reports covered activities undertaken in their
capacities as Commissioners and as members of the Commission’s Special
Mechanisms. Some of the activities undertaken include the following:i.
Commissioner Mohamed Béchir Khalfallah undertook a promotion country
visit to the Central African Republic, jointly with Commissioner Lucy
Asuagbor, the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, in June
2011;
ii.
The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa undertook a
promotion mission to Niger, in conjunction with other special mechanisms
of the African Commission, in July 2011;
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iii.
The Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Other Places of Detention in Africa
undertook a mission to Nigeria in August 2011; she also organized a
stakeholders’ strategy session on implementing penal reforms
recommendations in Lagos, in August and September 2011, respectively;
iv.
The Chairperson of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and those at Risk organized the second
meeting of the Committee and also undertook an information visit on
HIV/AIDS to Kenya, in October 2011;
v.
The bi-annual meeting of the Working Group on Indigenous
Populations/Communities in Africa was held Congo-Brazzaville, in August
2011;
vi.
The Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa held a meeting in
Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2011;
The Chairperson of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa
organized a workshop on the effective functioning of the Senegalese
National Prevention Mechanism Dakar, Senegal, in July 2011; she also
finalized and adopted a Strategic Plan which will enhance efforts on the
prevention of torture, in October 2011;
vii.
viii. The African Commission held a Moot Court competition in Banjul, The
Gambia to commemorate Africa Human Rights Day, on 21 October 2011;
ix.
The African Commission held a Colloquium to commemorate the 30th
Anniversary of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, in
Banjul, The Gambia, on 22-23 October 2011;
x.
The Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa held
a meeting, in Banjul, The Gambia on 23-24 October 2011;
xi.
The Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights launched the
Principles on the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
in the African Charter and the Guidelines on Reporting by the State Parties
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Under the African Charter, in
Banjul, The Gambia on 25 October 2011;
xii.
The Chairperson as well as two Members of the Working Group on the
Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities participated in a
meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2011 on the Rights of
Older Persons and People with Disabilities;
xiii. The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to
Information in Africa organized a series of consultations on the Draft Model
Law for AU Member States on Access to Information: on 27 to 29 June in
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Maputo, Mozambique; 28 to 31 August in Nairobi, Kenya; and 10 to 12
October in Dakar, Senegal.
Consideration of State Reports
12.
The African Commission considered the Periodic Reports of Nigeria, Togo and
Burundi. It adopted Concluding Observations on the Report of Nigeria, and deferred
consideration of the Concluding Observations on the Reports of Togo and Burundi to
the 51st Ordinary Session pending receipt of additional information from Burundi and
Togo, as requested by the African Commission.
13.
The Commission also adopted the Concluding Observations on the Periodic
Reports of Burkina Faso and Uganda, which had been deferred from the 49th Ordinary
Session.
Compliance with Article 62 by State Parties
14.
As of the end of the 50th Ordinary Session, the status of submission of Periodic
Reports by State Parties is as follows:
a) State Parties that are up to date with their Periodic Reports – eleven (11);
[Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic
of Congo, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda]
b) State Parties that are behind in their reporting obligations by one Report - eight
(8); [Algeria, Benin, Kenya, Madagascar, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe]
c) State Parties that are behind in their reporting obligations by two Reports - six
(6); [Central African Republic, Egypt, Mauritania, Seychelles, South Africa,
Tunisia]
d) State Parties that are behind in their reporting obligations by three Reports three (3); [Senegal, Niger, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]
e) State Parties that are behind in their reporting obligations by more than three
Reports - ten (10); [Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea
Republic, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Swaziland]
f) State Parties that have never submitted a report to the Commission - eleven
(11); [Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea
Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia]
g) State Parties whose periodic reports were considered during the 50th Ordinary
Session – three (3); [Nigeria, Togo , Burundi]
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h) State Parties whose Periodic Reports are before the African Commission for
consideration – one (1); [Angola]
i) State Party whose Initial Report is not yet due – one (1). South Sudan attained
independent statehood on 9 July 2011 and was formally admitted as a Member
of the African Union on 15 August 2011. Its Initial Report is due in 2013.
Report of the Secretary to the Commission
15.
The Report presented by the Secretary to the 50th Ordinary Session briefed the
Commission on staffing and administrative matters, and developments during the
intersession, among others. She indicated that the staffing situation had improved
slightly, but that more staff were still needed. She called attention to some human rights
situations that had been referred to the Commission, and highlighted various issues for
consideration and decision by the Commission, such as the need for the Commission to
review the way it handles Communications, with a view to improving it. She also briefed
the Commission on the reasons why the 29th and 30th Activity reports were not adopted
at the African Union Summit, including the bulk of the Activity Reports.
Construction of the Headquarters of the Commission
16.
The Commission continues to follow up on this matter with the Host Government
but there has been no progress thus far.
Consideration of Communications
17.
The African Commission considered ninety two (92) Communications; three of
which were transferred by the African Court to the Commission. It was seized with six
(6). Three (3) communications which were considered for seizure did not meet the
requirements. It considered three (3) on admissibility and one (1) on the merits.
18.
The African Commission decided to dismiss four (4) Communications for want of
diligent prosecution. These are:i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Communication 350/07- Sizalobuhle Moyo Mpofu v. Zimbabwe
Communication 352/07- Sarah Mwatenga v. Zimbabwe
Communication 358/08- Zimbabwe Exiles Forum v. Zimbabwe
Communication 364/08- Jurists and Journalists for the Defence of Human
Rights and Citizenship Rights v. Angola
19.
One Communication was withdrawn by the Complainant because the subject
matter before the African Commission was dealt with by the Constitutional Court in
Sudan, namely Communication 311/05- Riffaat Makkawi v. Sudan.
20.
Seventy-four (74) communications were deferred to the next Session, in the
majority of cases due to failure by one or both parties to make submissions.
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Reports and Documents
21.
The Commission deliberated on and adopted the following reports: Reports of
the missions of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa
to Tunisia and Nigeria; Report of the Research and Information Visit to Kenya by the
Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa; Reports of the joint
promotional missions to Algeria and Cameroon; and the Study on the Question of the
Death Penalty in Africa.
Resolutions
22.
The Commission adopted twelve (12) Resolutions relating to the renewal and
reconstitution of its Special Mechanisms. It also adopted a Resolution reconstituting the
membership of its Advisory Committee on Budgetary and Staff Matters and extending
its mandate, and adopted a Resolution Establishing a Working Group on
Communications and Appointment of Members. In addition the Commission adopted
the following Resolutions: Resolution on the General Human Rights Situation in Africa;
Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Africa; and a Resolution on
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Context of the World Heritage Convention and
Designation of Lake Bogoria as a World Heritage Site.
23.
Furthermore, the African Commission issued a Communiqué on the abduction of
three international humanitarian NGO workers from Sahrawi Refugee Camps, which
recognized the role played by international aid organizations in alleviating the situation
of refugees and demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages.
The Status of Human and Peoples Rights on the Continent
24.
Information from the promotional missions undertaken by Members of the
Commission to State Parties, from the Periodic Reports of State Parties considered by
the Commission, from the intersession activity reports of the Members and Special
Mechanisms of the Commission and from the interventions made by State Parties
during the 50th Ordinary Session, reveal both positive developments as well as causes
for concern regarding the status of human and peoples’ rights on the continent during
the last six months.
(a) Positive Developments
25.
A number of countries have adopted legislation to domesticate international and
regional human rights instruments: Senegal adopted a law instituting the National
Observer of Places of Deprivation of Liberty as its National Preventive Mechanism; the
Freedom of Information Act was passed into law in Nigeria; the Children’s Protection
and Welfare Act 2011 was passed in Lesotho; in addition Nigeria, Togo, Namibia and
Uganda initiated bills criminalizing torture in their respective jurisdictions.
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26.
A number of countries either ratified or acceded to various international and
regional human rights instruments during the intersession. Guinea and Zambia ratified
the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance; Togo ratified the African
Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in
Africa; Benin ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Convention on
Civil and Political Rights; Tunisia acceded to the Rome Statue of the International
Criminal Court and the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and
other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT); while Cape
Verde and Mauritania also signed the same Protocol during the intersession.
27.
Further, South Africa launched a Child Protection Unit within the South African
Police Service; the Government of Zimbabwe purchased and officially handed over a
building to accommodate the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, and an Older
Persons Bill was gazetted and now awaits debate in the Parliament of Zimbabwe;
additional resources were allocated to improve places of detention in the Kingdom of
Swaziland, in South Africa and in Tunisia; while Burundi established a National Human
Rights Commission.
28.
With regard to the right to popular participation, peaceful presidential elections
were held in Cape Verde (07 August 2011), in Sao Tome & Principe (07 August 2011),
in Cameroon (09 October 2011) and in Zambia (20 September 2011). In Liberia the first
round of elections was held in Liberia on 11 October 2011; additionally, Tunisia
successfully held parliamentary elections following the popular uprising which occurred
at the beginning of the year.
29.
During a promotion visit to Nigeria, the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and
Conditions of Detention in Africa was informed that over the last four years, the
Government of Nigeria had renovated over sixty per cent of the prisons in the country,
and had also built some new prisons and new cells to ensure that the environment
where prisoners are kept does not detract from their humanity. The Special Rapporteur
also commended the establishment of the Borstal institutions for the rehabilitation of
young male offenders.
30.
During a promotion visit to Tunisia, the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and
Conditions of Detention in Africa was impressed with the great strides made in Tunisia
in responding to the situation of women and children in prison. The Special Rapporteur
also appreciated the range of training and skills programmes to rehabilitate women and
children offenders in all the detention places visited. She further noted that in Prison of
Mahdia, Prison of Messadine, Prison of Borg El Ami and Women Prison Mornaguia,
prison reform educational programs allow the prisoners to obtain an academic degree
or vocation. The Special Rapporteur commended Tunisia for offering education in
prison, as this gives prisoners the chance to have a better future outside of the prison
system by helping them to be equipped with useful and practical knowledge to become
self-sufficient.
31.
During a joint promotion visit to Algeria, several Special Mechanisms of the
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African Commission noted the improvement in the representation of women in some
governance structures, such as in the Parliament, Government Ministries and other
decision-making positions. Further, the Delegation observed the various measures
taken over the past few years to eliminate discriminatory laws against women, and in
particular the amendment of Article 31 of the Constitution which now guarantees
equality between men and women and the establishment of a Commission to ensure its
implementation.
32.
The African Commission commended the inclusion of provisions prohibiting
torture in the training manual of the Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) and
commuting the death sentences of sixty (60) prisoners to life imprisonment following the
Constitutional Court Judgement, in the Concluding Observations on the Periodic Report
of the Republic of Uganda.
33.
Further, the African Commission commended the adoption of the law relating to
the protection of handicapped persons and the establishment of mechanisms for the
promotion of their rights, in the Concluding Observation on the Periodic Report of the
Republic of Burkina Faso.
(b) Causes for Concern
34.
These positive developments notwithstanding, the African Commission
continued to both note and receive reports of human rights violations from different
parts of the continent.
35.
During the intersession, allegations of arrests and arbitrary detention of civilians,
journalists and human rights defenders, pre-trial detention, torture and harassment of
human rights defenders, violations of the rights of women and breaches of the rights of
groups such as migrants in some State Parties, were reported the Commission.
36.
In addition, high levels of overcrowding, disease, malnutrition, torture and illtreatment of inmates and unduly long periods of pre-trial detention were noted in some
of the places of detention in Africa. For instance, the Special Rapporteur on Prisons
and Conditions of Detention in Africa has expressed concern regarding the overcrowding which she noted in many of the prisons that she visited during her promotion
visit to Nigeria, a fact acknowledged by the Delegation of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria during presentation of its 4th Periodic Report at the 50th Ordinary Session of the
Commission. The Special Rapporteur was especially concerned about prisoners in
Nigeria who have been awaiting a decision from the court for well over thirteen years. In
this regard, the Special Rapporteur recommended adherence to Section 35 of the
Nigerian Constitution and Article 7(1) (a) of the African Charter, which guarantee the
right of persons to be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time. The Africa
Commission also noted its concern about the high number of prisoners on death row
and overcrowding in prisons, in its Concluding Observations on the Periodic Report of
the Republic of Uganda.
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37.
The African Commission is concerned about the prevailing conflict situation in
Somalia which has further exacerbated the famine and led to an influx of refugees into
Kenya. In addition, reports of extra-judicial killings and persecution of African migrant
workers in Libya, as well as the killing of innocent civilians during the Libyan conflict,
were also brought to the attention of the African Commission. The situations in
Southern Kordofan and the Blue Nile, in the Sudan, which have reportedly resulted in
the displacement of populations, and created a serious human rights situation, were
also brought to the attention of the Commission.
38.
Access to the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights continues to be
constrained by the limited number of ratifications, as well as the reluctance of State
Parties that have ratified the Protocol establishing the African Court, to make the
requisite Declaration, as stated in Article 34(6) of the Protocol, to allow individuals and
NGOs direct access to the African Court.
39.
Further to this, the African Commission is also concerned about the low rate of
implementation and domestication of those regional and international human rights
instruments that have been ratified by State Parties, as this impedes the realization of
human and peoples’ rights on the continent.
(c) Interventions of the African Commission
40.
The African Commission has taken a number of measures and actions, including
the following, in response to some of the challenges outlined above:
i.
The African Commission adopted and launched the Principles on the
Implementation of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Guidelines
on Reporting by State Parties on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to
guide the efforts of State Parties in providing basic healthcare, education,
water, adequate shelter, food, and other basic necessities to their people.
ii.
The African Commission organized a number of sensitization seminars,
workshops and a host of other activities in various countries, in collaboration
with State Parties and other partners. These workshops and seminars were
aimed at raising public awareness and empowering relevant stakeholders on
human rights promotion and protection on the continent.
iii.
The African Commission undertook promotion missions to a number of State
Parties and held discussions on the issues and challenges which influence
the implementation of regional human rights instruments. The African
Commission met with government authorities and engaged in constructive
and continuing dialogue in order to identify good practices, share
experiences and make recommendations on ways and means of addressing
the challenges facing them with a view to strengthening existing policies,
programs and plans of action and initiating new ones.
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iv.
By virtue of Article 62 of the African Charter, the Commission received and
examined Periodic Reports submitted by State Parties to the Charter. It
engaged in constructive dialogue with the authorities of those State Parties
and made useful recommendations on ways and means of enhancing and
sustaining a culture of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
v.
The African Commission, acting under Rule 98 of the Commission’s Rules of
Procedure, has adopted provisional measures on the human rights situation
in Southern Kordofan.
vi.
The African Commission and its Special Mechanisms adopted Resolutions,
issued Press Statements, and sent Urgent Appeals to concerned State
Parties with a view to raising its concerns about various human rights
violations that has come to its attention. It issued, for example, a Press
Statement on the deteriorating human rights situation in Libya and Egypt,
which, inter alia, condemned the violence against civilians and called on
those Governments to uphold the fundamental rights and freedoms as
provided in the African Charter.
Dates and Venue of the Next Sessions
41.
The Commission decided to hold an Extra-Ordinary Session from 21st February
st
to 1 March 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia, and the 51st Ordinary Session from 18th April
to 2nd May 2012, at a venue to be decided.
Submission of the Thirty-First Activity Report
42.
In accordance with Article 54 of the African Charter, the African Commission
hereby presents the 31st Activity Report.
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STATUS OF SUBMISSION OF STATE PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION
ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS
AS OF MAY 2011
STATES THAT HAVE SUBMITTED ALL THEIR REPORTS = 12
STATES THAT ARE LATE BY ONE REPORT = 8
STATES THAT ARE LATE BY TWO REPORTS = 8
STATES THAT ARE LATE BY THREE REPORTS = 2
STATES THAT ARE LATE BY MORE THAN THREE REPORTS = 11
STATES THAT HAVE NEVER SUBMITTED ANY REPORTS = 12
STATES THAT PRESENTED AT THE 49TH ORDINARY SESSION = 4 (Libya, Namibia, Burkina Faso and Uganda)
SN
1
STATES PARTIES
Algeria
DATE OF
RATIFICATION
OF THE
CHARTER
01/03/1987
DATES WHEN
REPORTS WERE DUE
1989, 1991, 1993,
1995, 1997, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009
DATE WHEN
REPORTS WERE
SUBMITTED
DATE WHEN
REPORTS
WERE
CONSIDERED
NUMBER
OF
PENDING
REPORTS
DATE FOR
OVERDUE
AND NEXT
REPORTS
1st Report 1995;
2nd Report 2000;
3rd Report 2006
1st Report
1996 - 19th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2001
- 29th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2008
- 43rd
Ordinary
Session
1
01/03/2011
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2
3
4
5
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
02/03/1990
1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002,
2004, 2006, 2008,
2010
1st Report 1998,
combining 1992 1998 overdue
Reports
20/01/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
1st Report 1993;
2nd Report 2000
17/07/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
Initial report 2009
06/07/1984
1986, 1988, 1990,
1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002,
2004, 2006, 2008,
2010
1st Report 1998;
2nd Report 2004
1st Report
1998 - 24th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
1994 -16th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2000
- 28th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2008
- 44th
ordinary
Session
1st report
2009 at the
46th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
1999 - 25th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2004
- 35th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2011
- 49th
Ordinary
6
02/03/2000,
02/03/2002,
02/03/2004,
02/03/2006,
02/03/2008,
02/03/2010,
02/03/2012
1
1/2/2010,
1/2/2012
0
17/07/2012
0
07/06/2014
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Session
6
7
8
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
28/07/1989
20/06/1989
02/06/1987
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1989, 1991, 1993,
1995, 1997, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009, 2011
1st Report 2000,
combining 1991 1999 overdue
Reports
1st Report
2000-27th
Ordinary
Session
4
6/7/2003,
6/7/2005,
6/7/2007,
6/7/2009,
6/7/2011
1st report 2001;
2nd report 2005;
3rd report 2009
1st report
2002 at the
31st
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
report 2006
at the 39th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
report 2010
at the 47th
Ordinary
Session
0
20/6/2013
6
02/06/1999,
02/06/2001,
02/06/2003,
02/06/2005,
02/06/2007,
02/06/2009,
02/06/2011
1st Report 1992,
combining all
overdue Reports
since 1991
1st Report
1996 - 20th
Ordinary
Session
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9
10
11
12
C.A.R
Chad
Comoros
Congo Brazzaville
26/04/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
1st Report 2006
1st Report
2006 - 39th
Ordinary
session
09/10/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
1st Report 1997,
combining the
1988 - 1999
overdue Reports
1st Report
1999 - 25th
Ordinary
Session
01/06/1986
09/12/1982
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
1984, 1986, 1988,
1990, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2004, 2006,
2008
1st Report 2001;
2nd Report 2009
1st Report
2001- 29th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2009
- 46th
Ordinary
Session
2
26/04/2008,
26/04/2010,
26/04/2012
4
09/10/2002,
09/10/2004,
09/10/2006,
09/10/2008,
09/10/2010
11
o1/06/1988,
01/06/1990,
01/06/1992,
01/06/1994,
01/06/1996,
01/06/1998,
01/06/2000,
01/06/2002,
01/06/2004,
01/06/2006,
01/06/2008,
01/06/2010
0
09/12/2012
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13
14
15
DRC
Cote D'lvoire
Djibouti
20/07/1987
06/01/1992
11/11/1991
1989, 1991, 1993,
1995, 1997, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
1993, 1995, 1997,
1999, 2001,
2003,2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 2002,
combining
overdue Reports
since 1989; 2nd
Report 2007,
combing ovedue
Reports since 2005
1st Report
2003 - 34th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report
rescheduled
for the 48th
Ordinary
Session 2010
0
20/7/2013
9
06/01/1994,
0601/1996,
06/01/1998,
06/01/2000,
06/01/2002,
06/01/2004,
06/01/2006,
06/01/2008,
06/01/2010,
06/01/2012
9
11/11/1993,
11/11/1995,
11/11/1997,
11/11/1999,
11/11/2001,
11/11/2003,
11/11/2005,
11/11/2007,
11/11/2009,
11/11/2011
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17
18
19
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Eritrea
20/03/1984
1986, 1988, 1990,
1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2002, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2009,
2010
07/04/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000,2002,2004,2006,
2008, 2010
16/06/1998
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
14/01/1999
2001, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009
1st Report 1991;
2nd report 2000;
3rd Report 2004
1st Report 2009
1st Report
1992 - 11th
Ordinary
session; 2nd
Report 2000
- 29th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2005
- 37th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
2009 - 46th
Ordinary
Session
2
20/03/2008,
20/03/2010,
20/03/2012
12
07/04/1988,
07/04/1990,
07/04/1992,
07/04/1994,
07/04/1996,
07/04/1998,
07/04/2000,
07/04/2002,
07/04/2004,
07/04/2006,
07/04/2008,
07/04/2010,
07/04/2012
0
16/06/2012
6
14/01/2001,
14/01/2003,
14/01/2005,
14/01/2007,
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14/01/2009,
14/01/2011
20
21
22
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
20/02/1986
08/06/1983
24/01/1989
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000,
2002,2004,2006,
2008, 2010
1985, 1987, 1989,
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 1992;
2nd Report 1994
1st Report
1992 - 12th
Ordinary
session; 2nd
Report 1994
- 16th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report 1992;
2nd Report 2000
1st Report
1993 - 14th
Ordinary
Session, 2nd
Report 2001
- 29th
Ordinary
12
20/02/1988,
20/02/1990,
20/02/1992,
20/02/1994,
20/02/1996,
20/02/1998,
20/02/2000,
20/02/2002,
20/02/ 2
004,
20/02/2006,
20/02/2008,
20/02/2010,
20/02/2012
7
08/06/1997,
08/06/1999,
08/06/2001,
08/06/2003,
08/06/2005,
08/06/2007,
08/06/2009,
08/06/2011
4
24/01/2003,
24/01/2005,
24/01/2007,
24/01/2009
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23
24
Guinea Republic
Guinea Bissau
16/02/1982
04/12/1985
1984, 1986, 1988,
1990, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2004, 2006,
2008, 2010
1987, 1999, 1991,
1993, 1995, 1997,
1999, 2001,
2003,2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 1997,
combining the
1988 - 1998
overdue Reports
1st Report
1998 - 23rd
Ordinary
Session
6
16/02/2000,
16/02/2002,
16/02/2004,
16/02/2006,
16/02/2008,
16/02/2010,
16/02/2012
12
04/12/1987,
04/12/1989,
04/12/1991,
04/12/1993,
04/12/1995,
04/12/1997,
04/12/1999,
04/12/2001,
04/12/2003,
04/12/2005,
04/12/2007,
04/12/2009,
04/12/2011
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26
27
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
23/01/1992
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
10/02/1992
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
04/08/1982
1984, 1986, 1988,
1990, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2004, 2006,
2008, 2010
1st Report 1994;
2nd Report 1996;
3rd Report 1998;
4th Report 2000;
5th Report 2002;
6th Report 2004;
7th Report 2006;
8th Report 2008;
9th Report 2010
1st Report
2007 - 41st
Ordinary
Session
1st Report 2001
1st Report
2002 - 31st
Ordinary
Session
1
23/01/2010,
23/01/2012
4
10/02/2004,
10/02/2006,
10/02/2008,
10/02/2010,
10/02/2012
13
04/08/1984,
04/08/1986,
04/08/1988,
04/08/1990,
04/08/1992,
04/08/1994,
04/08/1996,
04/08/1998,
04/08/2000,
04/08/2002,
04/08/2004,
04/08/2006,
04/08/2008,
04/08/2010
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Libya
19/07/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
29
Madagascar
09/03/1992
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
30
Malawi
17/11/1989
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 1990;
2nd Report 2000,
combining the
1993 - 1999
overdue Reports
1st Report
1991 - 27th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2000
- 27th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2006
-39th
Ordinary
Session; 4th
Report 2011
- 49th
Ordinary
Session
1st - 8th
Reports
2008 - 44th
Ordinary
Session
0
19/7/2014
1
3/9/2010,
3/9/2012
10
17/11/1991,
17/11/1993,
17/11/1995,
17/11/1997,
17/11/1999,
17/11/2001,
17/11/2003,
17/11/2005,
17/11/2007,
17/11/2009,
17/11/2011
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31
Mali
21/12/1981
1983, 1985, 1987,
1989, 1991, 1993,
1995, 1997, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2005,
2007, 2009
32
Mauritania
14/06/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
33
Mauritius
19/06/1992
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
34
Mozambique
22/02/1989
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 1999
Combining 1988 1998 overdue
Reports
1st Report 2001;
2nd Report 2005
1st Report 1994
1st Report 1992,
combining all
overdue Reports
since 1991- 1995
1st Report
1999 - 26th
Ordinay
Session
1st Report
2002 - 31st
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2005
- 37th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
1996 - 20th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2009
- 45th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
1996 - 19th
Ordinary
Session
5
21/12/2001,
20/12/2003,
21/12/2005,
21/12/2007,
21/12/2009,
21/12/2011
2
14/06/2008,
14/06/2010,
14/06/2012
0
19/06/2012
6
22/02/1999,
22/02/2001,
22/02/2003,
22/02/2005,
22/02/2007,
22/02/2009,
22/02/2011
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36
37
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
30/07/1992
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
15/07/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
22/06/1983
1985, 1987, 1989,
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 1997;
2nd Report 2000
1st Report
1998 - 23rd
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2001
- 29th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2011
- 49th
Ordinary
Session
0
30/07/2014
1st Report 2003
1st Report
2004 - 35th
Ordinary
Session
3
15/07/2006,
15/07/2008,
15/07/2010
1st Report 1990;
2nd Report 2006
1st report
1993 - 13th
Ordinary
Session, 2nd
Report 2006
- 40th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2008
- 44th
Ordinary
Session
0
22/6/2011
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39
Rwanda
SADR
15/07/1983
1985, 1987, 1989,
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
02/05/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
1st Report 1990;
2nd Report 2000;
3rd Report 2004;
4th Report 2007;
5th Report 2010
1st Report
1996 - 19th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2000
- 27th
ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 200436th
Ordinary
session; 4th
Report 200742nd
Ordinary
Session; 5th
Report 2010
- 47th
Ordinary
Session
0
15/07/2013
1st Report 2003
1st Report
2003 - 33rd
Ordinary
Session
2
02/05/2006,
02/05/2008,
02/05/2010
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Sao Tome & Principe
23/05/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
41
Senegal
13/08/1982
1984, 1986, 1988,
1990, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2004, 2006,
2008
42
Sychelles
13/04/1992
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
20062008, 2010
1st Report 1992;
2nd Report 2003
1st Report 1994
1st Report
1992 @ 12th
Ordinary
session; 2nd
Report 2003
@ 34th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
not
presented as
there was no
presenter;
2nd Report
2006 @ 39th
Ordinary
Session
11
23/05/1988,
23/05/1990,
23/05/1992,
23/05/1994,
23/05/1996,
23/05/1998,
23/05/2000,
23/05/2002,
23/05/2004,
23/05/2006,
23/05/2008,
23/05/2010,
23/05/2012
2
13/08/2006,
13/08/2008,
13/08/2010
2
13/04/2008,
13/04/2010,
13/04/2012
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44
Sierra Leone
Somalia
21/09/1983
31/07/1985
1985, 1987, 1989,
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1987, 1989, 1991,
1993, 1995, 1997,
1999, 2001, 2003,
2005, 2007, 2009
13
21/09/1985,
21/09/1987,
21/09/1989,
21/09/1991,
21/09/1993,
21/09/1995,
21/09/1997,
21/09/1999,
21/09/2001,
21/09/2003,
21/09/2005,
21/09/2007,
21/09/2009,
21/09/2011
12
31/07/1987,
31/07/1989,
31/07/1991,
31/07/1993,
21/07/1995,
21/07/1997,
21/07/1999,
21/07/2001,
21/07/2003,
21/07/2005,
21/07/2007,
21/07/2009,
21/07/2011
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46
47
48
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
09/07/1996
1998, 2000, 2002,
2004, 2006, 2008,
2010
1st Report 1998;
2nd Report 2005
18/02/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
1st Report 1996;
2nd Report 2003;
3rd Report 2007
15/09/1995
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 2000,
combining 1997 1999 overdue
Reports
1st Report 1991;
2nd report 2007
18/02/1984
1986, 1988, 1990,
1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002,
2004, 2006, 2008,
2010
1st Report
1999 -25th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2005
-38th
Ordinary
Session
1st Report
1997 -21st
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2004
- 35th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2008
- 43rd
Ordinary
Session
2
09/07/2008,
09/07/2010
1
18/02/2010,
18/02/2012
1st Report
2000 - 27th
Ordinary
Session
4
15/09/2003,
15/09/2005,
15/09/2007,
15/09/2009,
15/09/2011
1st Report
1992 - 11th
Ordinary
session; 2nd
Report 2008
- 43rd
Ordinary
Session
1
18/02/2010,
18/02/2012
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50
Togo
Tunisia
05/11/1982
16/03/1983
1984, 1986, 1988,
1990, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2004, 2006,
2008, 2010
1985, 1987, 1989,
1991, 1993, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007,
2009
1st Report 1990;
2nd Report 2001
1st Report
1993 - 13th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 2002
- 31st
Ordinary
Session
3
05/11/2004,
05/11/2006,
05/11/2008,
05/11/2012
1st Report 1990;
22nd Report 1995;
3rd Report 2007
1st Report
1991 - 9th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 1995
- 18th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2007
- 42nd
Ordinary
Session
2
16/03/2009,
16/03/2011,
16/03/2013
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52
53
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
10/05/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010
10/01/1984
1986, 1988, 1990,
1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002,
2004, 2006, 2008
30/05/1986
1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008
1st Report 2000;
2nd Report 2006;
3rd Report 2008
1st Report
2000-27th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 200640th
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 200945th
Ordinary
Session; 4th
Report 2011
- 49th
Ordinary
Session
0
10/05/2014
Initial Report 2006;
1st Report
2007 - 42nd
Ordinary
Session
1
1/10/2010,
1/10/2012
1st Report 1992;
2nd Report 1996;
3rd Report 2006
1st Report
1992 - 12th
Ordinary
Session; 2nd
Report 1997
- 21st
Ordinary
Session; 3rd
Report 2007
- 41st
Ordinary
Session
1
30/05/2010,
30/05/2012