DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE AFRICAN
COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS (ACHPR)
Doc. EX.CL/968(XXIX)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Fortieth (40th) Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and AUTHORIZES its publication along with its annexes;
2. FURTHER TAKES NOTE of the human rights situation on the continent as outlined in the 40th Activity Report, WELCOMES the positive developments identified and URGES Member States to take the necessary measures to address challenges that have been identified in their respective countries;
3. ENCOURAGES Member States to ratify and implement all human rights instruments and submit their State Periodic Reports in accordance with Article 62 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (African Charter) and Article 26 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), and COMMENDS Member States that are up-to-date in this regard;
4. CALLS ON Member States to use the opportunity of the “African Year of Human Rights with Particular Focus on the Rights of Women” to take stock of their progress in the promotion and protection of human rights, URGES partners to extend their full support for the successful organization of the commemorative activities, and EXHORTS Member States to organise celebrations to mark this auspicious year in their respective countries;
5. WELCOMES the development by the ACHPR of the draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, the draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa and REQUESTS the Commission to take the required steps to ensure the processing of these draft instruments in line with the procedures for the development of AU legal instruments;
6. NOTES the on-going efforts by the Commission to recruit for various positions at the ACHPR Secretariat and REQUESTS the Commission to expedite the process to enable the ACHPR to effectively carry out its mandate;
7. TAKES NOTE of the efforts of the Government of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia regarding the construction of the permanent headquarters of the ACHPR’s Secretariat and EXHORTS the Government to expedite this process to its completion;
8. TAKES NOTE of the offer by the Republic of Niger to host the 60th Ordinary Session
of the ACHPR (date) in Niamey and CALLS ON other Member States to consider
hosting one of the Sessions of the ACHPR, particularly those that have not yet done so.