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From 29 June to 1 July 2020, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR or the Commission) is holding its 28th extraordinary session. The main objective of this short session is to administer the Solemn Declaration to incoming Commissioners who were elected during the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in February 2020.
This extraordinary session is particular as it is the first ever organised by the Commission which will be held completely online. This session will be the opportunity to thank Commissioners whose terms is coming to an end and to officially welcome the new Commissioners in order to ensure continuity of the work of the Commission, especially in light of the current pandemic.
On 29 June, during its opening session, the following four new Commissioners were officially presented and read their pledges to the Commission:
A newly-released confidential letter by a UN Special Rapporteur documents the disbarment of human rights lawyers in China and the tightening ideological control over lawyers and law firms. The UN expert denounces disappearances, closed-door trials, harassment of relatives, travel bans, and other abuses targeting human rights lawyers.
On Tuesday 16 April 2024, ISHR delivered to both Geneva’s Administrative Council and its legislative counterpart, the Municipal Council, physical copies of the more than 1000 signatures collected in support of a memorial honouring Chinese human rights defender Cao Shunli.
The 79th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights will be held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 14 May to 3 June 2024. The session will be preceded by the NGO Forum, which will be held in hybrid format from the 11-13 May 2024.
