ACHPR
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
**INTER-SESSION ACTIVITY REPORT OF HONOURABLE COMMISSIONER
MUDFORD ZACHARIAH MWANDENGA**
As
Member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights;
Vice Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities;
&
Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural (ECOSOC) Rights
Presented at the 85th Ordinary Session 21 to 30 October 2025 Banjul, The Gambia
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SECTION I – INTRODUCTION
- This Report is submitted in accordance with Rules 25(3) and 64 of the Rules of Procedure 2020, of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) and covers the activities undertaken during the inter-session period between the 83rd and 85th Ordinary Sessions of the Commission.
- The Report covers activities I undertook as a Member of the Commission, as Country Rapporteur responsible for monitoring human rights situation in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda; and as Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa.
- The Report is divided into three (3) sections as follows:
(a) Section I: Introduction
(b) Section II: - Part I - Activities undertaken in my capacity as a Member of the Commission and Country Rapporteur Monitoring Human Rights situation in my countries of responsibility; - Part II – Activities undertaken in my capacity as the Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa.
(c) Section III: - Part I – Situation analysis of ECOSOC Rights on the Continent; - PART II: Opportunities seized by the Working Group on ECOSOC; and - Part III - Conclusion and Recommendations.
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SECTION II – INTER-SESSION ACTIVITIES
PART I: ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN MY CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION & COUNTRY RAPPORTEUR
A. Activities as a Member of the Commission
##### 84$^{th}$ Ordinary Session
- From 21$^{st}$ to 30$^{th}$ July 2025, I participated in the 84$^{th}$ Ordinary Session of the Commission, held virtually. The Session mainly considered Communications; Resolutions; Reports; other documents; and matters arising.
##### 38$^{th}$ Extra-Ordinary Session
- On 19 September 2025, I participated in the 38$^{th}$ Extra-Ordinary Session of the Commission, held virtually. The session considered both technical and organizational issues and urgent documents of the Commission.
##### Second Joint Retreat between the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Commission
- From 2 to 3 June 2025, I participated in the Second Joint Retreat between the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) and the Commission, which focused on Guidelines for Implementing the Complementarity between the Court and the Commission. The Retreat also reviewed achievements since the 2022 Addis Ababa Retreat and adopted concrete measures to deepen collaboration between the two Organs.
##### Promotion Mission to the Republic of Ghana