| AFRICAN UNION | UNION AFRICAINE | |
|---|---|---|
| الاتحاد الأفريقي African Commission on Human & Peoples' Rights | UNIÃO AFRICANA 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; Cellphone: (220) 230 4361 E-mail: au-banjul@africa-union.org; Web www.achpr.org |
Rev.4
75$^{TH}$ ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
[Hybrid], Banjul, The Gambia 3 to 13 May & 23 May 2023
Draft Public Session Agenda
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 03 MAY 2023
Item 1
09:00 – 11:30 Opening Ceremony (Public session)
11:30 – 12:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
Item 2
12:00 – 12:30 Adoption of the Session Agenda (Private Session)
Item 3: Statements on Human Rights Situation in Africa
- a) Statements by State Delegates (10 mins)
- b) Statement by African Union Organs with a Human Rights Mandate (10 mins)
- c) Statements by Intergovernmental and International Organizations (10 mins)
- d) Statements by National Human Rights Institutions (8 mins)
- e) Statements by Non-Governmental Organisations (8 minutes)
12:30 - 13:00 Statements on Human Rights Situation in Africa
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
Item 3 cont'd: Human Rights Situation in Africa
14:30 – 17:30 Human Rights Situation in Africa
17:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK/ END OF DAY
END OF DAY 1
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DAY 2: THURSDAY, 04 MAY 2023
Item 4: Consideration of Applications for Observer and Affiliate Status
9:00- 10:30 Relationship and Cooperation with National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) - a) Relationship and cooperation between the ACHPR and NHRIs - Consideration of Applications for Affiliate Status from NHRIs - b) Relationship and cooperation between the ACHPR and NGOs: - Consideration of Applications for Observer Status from NGOs
10:30- 11:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
Item 5: Activity Reports of the Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms (Presentations - 20mins, Interventions - States 8 mins, NGOs & NHRIs 5 mins)
11:00- 13:00 Activity Reports of the Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms - (i) Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa; - (ii) Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa; - (iii) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa; - (iv) Chairperson of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV; - (v) Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa; - (vi) Chairperson of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa; - (vii) Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa; - (viii) Chairperson of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa; - (ix) Chairperson of the Working Group on Communications;