ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
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 83rd Ordinary Session 2 to 22 May 2025 Banjul, The Gambia
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Table of Content
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION...3 SECTION I - InterSession Activities ...4 PART I: ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN MY CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE ...4 COMMISSION & COUNTRY RAPPORTEUR ...4 PART II: ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN MY CAPACITY AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE...8 WORKING GROUP ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL (ECOSOC) ...8 RIGHTS IN AFRICA...8 SECTION III - SITUATION ANALYSIS OF ECOSOC RIGHTS ON THE CONTINENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS...9 PART I: SITUATION ANALYSIS OF ECOSOC RIGHTS ON THE CONTINENT ...9 PART II: Opportunities seized by the Working Group...13 PART III: CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS ...15
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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 81st and 83rd 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
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