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Draft agenda of the 33rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, 15-29 May 2003, Niamey, Niger.




Item 1: Opening Ceremony (Public Session)

 

Item 2: Adoption of the Agenda (Private Session)

 

Item 3: Organisation of Work (Private Session)

 

Item 4: Adoption of (Private Session):

Ø      The Report of the 32nd Ordinary Session

Ø      Report on the Fact-Finding Mission to Zimbabwe

Ø      Reports on the Promotional Missions to Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Libya, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia

Ø      Reports on the Missions of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa to Namibia, Uganda

Ø      Reports on the Missions of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa to Angola, DRC, Djibouti

Ø      The Draft Guidelines on the Right to Fair Trial and Legal Aid in Africa

 

Item 5: Observers (Public Session)

 

a)      Statements by State Delegates and Guests;

b)      Co-operation between the Commission and the National Human Rights Institutions;

Ø      Consideration of applications for Affiliate Status;

c)      Relationship and Co-operation between the Commission and NGOs;

Ø      Consideration of applications for Observer Status;

 

Item 6: Consideration of State Reports (Public Session):

 

Ø       The Initial Report of the Democratic Republic Congo;

Ø       The Initial Report of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic

 

Item 7: Promotion Activities (Public Session)

 

a)      Reports of the Activities of the Chairman and Members of the Commission;

b)      Consideration of the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa;

c)      Consideration of the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa;

d)      Organisation of Conferences and Seminars;

 

Item 8: Substantive Issues in the Implementation of the Charter (Public Session)

 

a)      Human Rights Situation in Africa;

b)      The Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Africa;

c)      The Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Africa;

d)      The Situation of Refugees and Displaced Persons in Africa;

e)      The African Commission and the proposed African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Strategies for the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights;

f)       The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Union, including NEPAD and the Conference for Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa (CSSDCA);

g)      The 2nd Ministerial Conference on Human Rights in Africa;

 

Item 9: Protection Activities (Private Session)

Ø        Consideration of Communications;

 

Item 10: Administrative and Financial Matters (Private Session)

 

a)      Administrative and Financial Situation of the Secretariat;

b)      Construction of the Headquarters of the Commission;

 

Item 11: Methods of Work of the Commission (Private Session)

 

a)      Consideration of the Draft Code of Conduct for Commissioners;

b)      Functioning of the System of Special Rapporteurs of the African Commission;

 

Item 12: Adoption of Recommendations, Decisions, and Resolutions including:       

 

Ø      Concluding Observations on the Initial Reports of [Private Session]:

i.                    The Democratic Republic of Congo;

ii.                  The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic.

                   

Item 13: Dates, Venue and Draft Agenda of the 34th Ordinary Session (Private Session)

 

Item 14: Any Other Business (Private Session)

 

Item 15: Adoption of the Session Report, the 16th Annual Activity Report, and the Final Communiqué (Private Session)

 

Item 16: Reading of the Final Communiqué and Closing Ceremony (Public Session)

 

Item 17: Press Conference (Public Session)



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