Agenda of the 27th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights 

AGENDA OF THE 27TH ORDINARY SESSION 

27 April-11 May 2000 - Algiers, Algeria

1. Opening Ceremony (public session)

2. Adoption of the Agenda (private session)

3. Organisation of work (private session)

4. Adoption of the report of the 25th session (private session)

5. Adoption of the report of the 26th session (private session)

6. Observers: (public session)

1. Statements by State Delegates and guests
2. Co-operation between the Commission and the National Human Rights Institutions
3. Examination of Affiliate status
4. Relationship and co-operation between the Commission and NGOs e. Examination of applications for observer status

7. Consideration of initial and periodic Reports (public session):

1. Initial Report of Swaziland 
2. Periodic Report of Libya
3. Initial Report of Burundi 
4. Periodic Report of Ghana
5. Periodic Report of Rwanda

8. The setting up of an Early intervention Mechanism in cases of massive human rights violations (public session)

9. Promotional Activities (public session)

1. Human Rights situation in Africa
2. Activity report of the Chairman and the Members of the Commission
3. Examination of the report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
4. Examination of the report of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa
5. Examination of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa
6. The Drafting process of the Draft Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa
7. Strategy for a quick ratification of the Protocol to the African Cbarter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
8. Situation of refugees and displaced persons in Africa
9. Situation of people with disability
10. Organisation of Seminars and Conferences
11. Situation of indigenous people
12. World Conference on Racism
13. Situation of Human Rights defenders in Africa

10. Review of some provisions of the African Charter in the light of the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (private session)

11. Review and Newsletter of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (public session)

12. Protective Activities (private session): Consideration of communications

13. Administrative and financial matters (private session)

1. Financial and administrative matters (private session)
2. The issue of the construction of the headquarters
3. Participation of the Commission in certain activities of the OAU

14. Methods of work of the Commission : Functioning system of the Special Rapporteurs of the Commission (private session)

15. Logo of the Commission (private session)

16. Adoption of Resolutions, Recommendations and decisions of the 27th Session (private session)

17. Dates, venue and provisional Agenda for the 28th ordinary session (private session)

18. Any other business (private session)

19. Preparation of :

1. The Session Report
2. The Final Communiqué
3. The 13th Annual Activity Report

20. Adoption of the Session Report, the Final Communiqué and the Annual Activity report (private session)

21. Reading of the Final Communiqué and Closing ceremony (public session)

22. Press Conference.