77th Ordinary Session [Public]

20 October – 9 November 2023 |

Tanzania

State Reports

Eritrea: 2nd and 3rd Periodic Report, 2017 - 2020

Uganda: 6th – 8th Periodic Report, 2013-2022

Adopted Resolutions

Resolution on the Criteria for Granting and Maintaining Observer Status to Non-Governmental Organizations working on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Africa - ACHPR/Res.572 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the deployment of mass and unlawful targeted communication surveillance and its impact on human rights in Africa - ACHPR/Res.573 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the Reconstitution of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV (PLLHIV) and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV - ACHPR/Res.574 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the Commitment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to Support States in the Search for Lasting Solutions to Reduce and End Forced Displacement of People and its Consequences in Africa - ACHPR/Res.568 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the Reconstitution of the Working Group on Specific Issues related to the Work of the Commission - ACHPR/Res.575 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the Need to Protect Civic Space, Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa - ACHPR/Res.569 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the appointment of Expert Members of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa - ACHPR/Res.576 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the Appointment of a Focal Point on Judicial Independence in Africa - ACHPR/Res.570 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum-Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa - ACHPR/Res.577 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the need to undertake a study to assess the level of compliance of national legislations with the Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa - ACHPR/Res.571 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the Re-Allocation of Country Rapporteurship amongst Commissioners - ACHPR/Res.579 (LXXVII) 2023

Resolution on the human rights situation and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of The Sudan - ACHPR/Res.578 (LXXVII) 2023

Special Mecanisms Reports

CPTA Newsletter October 2023

NEWSLETTER BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA OCTOBER 2023

Intersection Activity Reports

Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) - 77OS

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV - 77OS

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa - 77OS

Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural (ECOSOC) Rights - 77OS

Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa - 77OS

Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights - 77OS

Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa - 77OS

Working Group on Communications - 77OS

Committee on the Prevention of Torture in Africa - 77OS

Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa - 77OS

Working Group On Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary Or Arbitrary Executions And Enforced Disappearances In Africa - 77OS

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa - 77OS

Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa - 77OS

Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations - 77OS

Appointements

Type	Commissioner	Roles/Functions
Renewal	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Commissioner
Renewal	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Commissioner
New	Hon. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie	Vice-Chairperson
New	Hon. Commissioner Salma Sassi	Commissioner
New	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Chairperson
New	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Chairperson
Renewal	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Commissioner
New	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Chairperson
Renewal	Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu	Commissioner

Special Mechanism Appointements

Type	Commissioner	Role/Functions	Special Mechanisms
Renewal	Hon. Solomon Ayele Dersso	Working Group Member	Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the work of the African Commission
New	Hon. Commissioner Salma Sassi	Special Rapporteur	Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrant in Africa
New	Hon. Dr. Litha Musyimi-Ogana	Working Group Chairperson	Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the work of the African Commission
New	Hon. Marie Louise Abomo	Working Group Vice-chairperson	Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the work of the African Commission
New	Hon. Marie Louise Abomo	Committee Member	Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV