FOREWORD
The Government of the Republic of Zambia has the honour to submit to the African Union Commission its 8th Periodic Report on the implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the first Periodic Report on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol and the initial Report of the Kampala Convention.
I wish to state that the Government is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights in order to ensure that all persons can have full and equal enjoyment of the rights stipulated in the aforementioned International Instruments.
This Report was compiled from input received from various Government Ministries and Civil Society Organisations. The submissions were received by the Ministry of Justice, the Gender Division and the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, and compiled into a Report. The preparation of this Report is appreciated as it presented to the Government the opportunity to review some of its legislative, judicial and administrative measures of implementation of the International Instruments.
I would like to take this opportunity to applaud the effort and hard work of all those who participated in the process of drafting the Report.
Hon. Princess Kasune, M.P
MINISTER OF JUSTICE
