ACHPR African Commission on
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
83rd Session ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN
AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
INTER-SESSION ACTIVITY REPORT
OF
COMMISSIONER SOLOMON AYELE DERSSO
AS
A MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION;
THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE WORKING GROUP ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN AFRICA;
COUNTRY RAPPORTEUR;
THE FOCAL POINT FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA and
THE FOCAL POINT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS IN AFRICA;
THE FOCAL POINT FOR THE STUDY ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), ROBOTICS AND OTHER NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN AFRICA
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As Organized by African Union
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, West Coast Region Gambia
Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax: (220) 441 05 04
Email: au-banjul@africa-union.org
https://achpr.au.int/
ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
I Introduction
- This Report is presented in accordance with Rules 25(3) and 64 of the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (the Commission) (2020), and in accordance with its Resolutions: ACHPR/Res 148 (XLVI) 09; ACHPR/Res 236 (LIII) 13; ACHPR/Res 271(LV) 14; ACHPR/Res. 447 (LXVI) 20; ACHPR/Res.467 (LXVII) 20; and ACHPR/Res. 473 (EXT.OS/ XXXI) 21.
- The Report, which is presented in seven parts, covers activities carried out, between May 2024 and November 2024 and comprises the following:
I. Activities undertaken as a Member of the Commission; II. Activities undertaken as Chairperson of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights; III. Activities undertaken as the Focal Point on Human Rights in Conflict Situation and on Transitional Justice; IV. Activities undertaken as Country Rapporteur V. Study on AI, new and emerging technologies and human and peoples' rights VI. Conclusion and Recommendations
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African Union
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, West Coast Region Gambia
Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax: (220) 441 05 04
Email: au-banjul@africa-union.org
https://achpr.au.int/
ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
II ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
- On 12 November 2024 in Arusha, Tanzania, as the commissioner rapporteur for Application No. 006/2012, the case before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, I led the delegation of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to Arusha, Tanzania. The purpose of the mission was for representing the African Commission in the public hearing of Application No. 006/2012 – African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v. Republic of Kenya. This hearing was convened for hearing the submission of the parties on the non-implementation of the judgement of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights on Application 006/2012. Here is the available link for details https://www.african-court.org/wpafc/african-court-sets-dealine-for-kenya-to-comply-with-the-ogiek-judgment/