ACHPR
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
REV4
87th ORDINARY SESSION
OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
Banjul, The Gambia 11 to 20 May 2026
Public Session Agenda
DAY 1: MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
| Item 1: | **Opening Ceremony (Public Session)** |
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| 09:00 – 11:30 | Opening Ceremony of the 87th Ordinary Session (Public Session) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | OFFICIAL PICTURES & TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| Item 2: | **Commemorative Event (Public session)** |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Item 3: | Relationship and cooperation with National Human Rights Institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | a) Paper on the relationship and cooperation between the ACHPR and NHRIs b) Paper on the relationship and cooperation between the ACHPR and NGOs |
| Item 4: | Situation of Human Rights in Africa |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | (i) Key Outcomes of the Forums of National Human Rights Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations (7 mins each) |
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(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 Intergovernmental and International Organizations (7 mins) d) Statements by National Human Rights Institutions (5 mins) e) Statements by Non-Governmental Organisations (5 mins)
Item 5: Panel Discussions
16:30 – 17:30 Panel on Commitment to Compliance: Lifting Reservations to Realise the Full Promise of the Maputo Protocol & Launch of the Framework on Lifting Reservations of some Provisions of the Maputo Protocol
END OF DAY 1
DAY 2: TUESDAY 12 MAY 2026
Item 5 cont’d: Panel Discussions
09:00 – 10:00 Joint Panel on the ACHPR and UN Independent Fact-Finding Missions on Sudan
Item 4 cont’d: Human Rights Situation in Africa
10:00 – 11:00 Human Rights Situation in Africa
11:00 – 11:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
Item 5 cont’d: Panel Discussions
11:30 – 12:30 Panel on the AU Theme of the Year 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems in Africa
Item 4 cont’d: Human Rights Situation in Africa
12:30 – 13:30 Human Rights Situation in Africa
13:30 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
Item 6: Activity Reports of the Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms Presentation (15mins), Interventions: States (5 mins), NGOs & NHRIs (3 mins)
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14:30 – 17:30 Activity Reports of the Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms
- (i) Chairperson of the ACHPR on activities of the Chairperson & Chairperson of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa.
- (ii) Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa.
- (iii) Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa.
- (iv) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.