18th Extraordinary Session
29 July to 7 August 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties in accordance with Article 62 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Combined Report of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on Implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (2002-2012)
I. Introduction
1. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is a State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) having ratified it on 2 May 1986.
2. This report covers the period from 2002 to 2012 and is a combination of overdue periodic reports. The Combined Report was presented to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) at its 55th Ordinary Session held in Luanda, Angola, from 28 April to 12 May 2014. The report was presented by the SADR delegation led by His Excellency Mr. Hamada Selma Daf, Minister of Justice, accompanied by:
- Mr. Abba El Hassan Salek, Secretary General of the Constitutional Council; and
- Mr. Sidi Mohammed Agh Ghai, Chargé d’Affaires at the SADR Embassy in Luanda, Angola.
