ACHPR
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
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**81st ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON
HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS**
Banjul, The Gambia 17 October to 06 November 2024
Draft Public Session Agenda (17 - 27 October & 06 November 2024)
DAY 1: THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2024
| Item 1: | Opening Ceremony |
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| 09:00 – 11:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | OFFICIAL PICTURES/HEALTH BREAK |
| Item 2: | Retreat into Private Session/Adoption of Agenda |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Adoption of the Public Session Agenda |
| Item 3: | Statements on Human Rights Situation in Africa |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | (i) Key Outcomes of the Forums of the States Parties, National Human Rights Institutions and Non-Governmental Organisations (7 mins) (ii) Statements on Human Rights Situation in Africa a) Statements by State Delegates (7 mins) b) Statement by African Union Organs with a Human Rights Mandate (7 mins) c) Statements by Inter-governmental and International Organizations (7 mins) d) Statements by National Human Rights Institutions (5 mins) e) Statements by Non-Governmental Organisations (5 mins) |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Item 4: | Panels |
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| 14:30 – 15:30 | Panel on the African Guiding Principles on the Human Rights of all Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers |
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| 15:30 – 16:30 | Panel on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in Africa |
| Item 3 cont’d: | Human Rights Situation in Africa |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Human Rights Situation in Africa |
| 17:30 | TEA/COFFEE BREAK/ END OF DAY |
END OF DAY 1
DAY 2: FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2024
| Item 3 cont’d: | Human Rights Situation in Africa |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 | Human Rights Situation in Africa |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | HEALTH BREAK |
| Item 4 cont’d: | Panels |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Panel on the celebration of the entry into force of the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, and sensitisation for the entry into force of the Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Panel on Upholding the Mendez Principles in Africa: Enhancing Safeguards through Effective Interviewing |
| Item 3 cont’d: | Human Rights Situation in Africa |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Human Rights Situation in Africa |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | LUNCH BREAK & END OF DAY |
END OF DAY 2
DAY 3: SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024
| Item 5: | Activity Reports of the Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms Presentation (15mins), Interventions: States (5 mins), NGOs & NHRIs (3 mins) |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 | Activity Reports of the Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms |
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