Agenda of the 48th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 

AGENDA OF THE 48th ORDINARY SESSION

12-24 November 2010 - Banjul, The Gambia

1. Opening Ceremony (Public Session)

1. Swearing-in of New Commissioner 

2. Adoption of the Agenda (Private Session) 

3. Organization of Work (Private Session) 

4. Human Rights Situation in Africa (Public Session) 

1. Statements by State Delegates;
2. Statement by African Union Organs with Human Rights mandate;
3. Statements by Intergovernmental and International Organizations;
4. Statements by National Human Rights Institutions;
5. Statements by NGOs. 

5: Launching of the activities commemorating the 30^th Anniversary of the African Charter (Public Session) 

6. Cooperation and Relationship with National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) (Public Session) 

1. Relationship between the ACHPR and NHRIs
2. Cooperation between the ACHPR and NGOs:

1. Relationship with NGOs;
2. Consideration of Applications for Observer Status from NGOs. 

7. Consideration of State Reports (Public Session) 

1. Status of Submission of State Party Reports 
2. Consideration of the :

• Periodic Report of the Democratic Republic of Congo 

8. Activity Reports of Members of the Commission & Special Mechanisms (Public Session) 

1. Presentation of the Activity Reports of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members of the ACHPR; 
2. Presentation of the Activity Reports of Special Mechanisms of the ACHPR: 

1. Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa;
2. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa;
3. Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa;
4. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa;
5. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa;
6. Chairperson of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa;
7. Chairperson of the Working Group on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Communities in Africa;
8. Chairperson of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa;
9. Chairperson of the Working Group on the Death Penalty; and
10. Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities;
11. Chairperson of the Working Group on Specific Issues Relevant to the Work of the Commission;
12. Chairperson of the Committee on the rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS.
13. Report of the Chairperson of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa. 

9. Consideration of: (Private Session) 

1. Budget Proposal for 2011;
2. Discussion on the Composition of the Advisory Committee on Budget and Staff Matters;
3. Report of the Committee on the Rules of Procedure;
4. Report of the Working Group on the Death Penalty;
5. Draft State Reporting Guidelines on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa;
6. Draft Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa;
7. Nomination of an Expert from North Africa to join the Working Group on Extractive Industry, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa;
8. Nomination of an Independent Expert for the Working Group on People Living with HIV;
9. AU Human Rights Strategy;
10. CAL Application for Observe Status;
11. Submission of State Reports and Attendance at the Ordinary Sessions of the ACHPR;
12. Matters /Cases for Referral to the African Court;
13. Right to Citizenship. 

10. Consideration and Adoption of Draft Reports of (Private Session) 

Promotion Missions to the: 

1. Republic of Sudan;
2. Republic of Mozambique. 

11. Consideration of Communications: (Private Session) 

12. Report of the Executive Secretary: (Private Session) 

13. Consideration and Adoption of (Private Session)

1. Recommendations, Resolutions and Decisions; 
2. Concluding Observations on the Periodic Report of the:

• Democratic Republic of Congo; 

14. Dates and Venue of the 49^th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR (Private Session) 

15. Any Other Business (Private Session) 

1. Participation of Expert Members of Working Groups in promotional missions;
2. Update on commissioners’ honoraria.  
3. Allegations on staff appointments. 

16. Adoption of: (Private Session) 

1. 48^th Session Report;
2. 29^h Activity Report;
3. Final Communiqué of the 48^th Ordinary Session; and 

17. Reading of the Final Communiqué and Closing Ceremony (Public Session) 

18. Press Conference (Public Session)