Daily Note of the African Commission on Human and Peoples ’ Rights
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Item 1: Opening Ceremony – public session
A speech was delivered by:
Commissioner Reine Alapini-Gansou, Chairperson of the African Commission
Mrs Hannah Foster, Chair, NGOs Steering Committee and Executive Director, ACDHRS
Representative of the Network of National Human Rights Institutions, Commissioner Lindiwe Mokate
H.E. Mrs Julia Dolly Joiner Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission
Honorable Justice A.B. Akuffo, Vice-President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Representative of AU Member States, Honorable Madam Coumba Gaye, Deputy Minister in charge of Human Rights
Opening Speech by Honorable Edward Gomez, Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of The Gambia read by Mrs Isatou Graham
Item 2: Adoption of the agenda
The Commission adopted its agenda
Item 3: Organization of work
The Commission organized its work
Item 5: Human rights situation in Africa
(a) – statements by state delegates
The following State Delegates made statements under this agenda item:
Republic of Burkina Faso
Arab Saharawi Republic
United Republic of Tanzania
Arab Republic of Egypt
Republic of Tunisia
Republic of South Africa
Republic of Niger
Republic of Zimbabwe
Libyan Arab Jamahirya
