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Network of African NHRIs

Regional News

3-5 November 2009 The 7th Conference of African National Human Rights Institutions

 

9 Oct 2007 6th Conference of African NHRIs

 

30 Jan. 2007 West African Network of NHRIs regarding the situation in Guinea

 

13 Nov. 2006 ECOWAS establishes a Network of NHRI's in West Africa

 

4 Nov 2005 Nigeria Hosts 5th Conference of African NHRI's

 

29 Sep 2005 5th Conference of African NHRI's in November 2005

 

26 Nov 2004 Statement from Round Table for national machineries for the advancement of women

 

4 Nov 2004 African Union Conference of National Human Rights Institutions

 

13 Sep 2004 First African Union Conference of National Human Rights Institutions

 

 

Regional Conferences

 

5th, 2005, Abuja, Nigeria

• Program
  
  
• Statements
  
  
• Declaration/Conclusion

 

4th, 2002, Kampala, Uganda

• Program
  
  See program here
  
• Statements
  
  See speeches here      
  
• Declaration/Conclusion
  
  KAMPALA DECLARATION, 14-16 August 2002 (PDF Size: 176 kb)

3rd, 2001, Lome, Togo

• Declaration/Conclusion
  
  Lome-declaration, 14-16 March 2001 (PDF Size: 25 Kb)
  
  Lome-declaration, 14 -16 March 2001 (French) (PDF Size:31 Kb)
  

2nd, 1998, Durban, South Africa

• Declaration/Conclusion
  
  Durban declaration, 1-3 july 1998
  

1st, 1996, Yaounde, Cameroon

• Declaration/Conclusion 
  
  The Yaounde-declaration, 5-7 February 1996 (PDF Size:11 Kb)
  

 

Thematic workshops

 

• Disability
  
  
• Regional workshop on Promoting the Rights of People with Disabilities: Towards a New UN Convention, Munyonyo – Kampala, Uganda, 5-6 June 2003

Final Declaration (English)

List of registered participants

Program (draft)

• Gender
  
  
• Round Table of National Human Rights Institutions and National Machineries for the Advancement of Women in Ouarzazate, Morocco, 15-19 November 2004
  
  Statement (Finished advance edited version)
  
  English     French     Spanish
  
  Concept paper (revised version)
  
  Program (revised version)
  
  

• WCAR
  
  
• Seminar of experts for the African region

The expert seminar was held 16-18 September 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya as follow-up to the World Conference Against Racism.

African national institutions are invited to attend as observers. 

For details please see the information below 

Information (PDF - Size:128 Kb)

Provisional agenda (PDF-Size 80Kb)

Registration form (PDF-Size: 101Kb)

• WCAR - Seminar of experts for the African Region; 16-18 September 2002;
  Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi recommendations

 

Rules of Procedure

• Rules of procedure of the coordinating committee of african national institutions(CCANI) for the promotion and protection of human rights - Adopted in Kampala, Uganda on 15 August 2002

English     French

 

 

Documents

 

• African Resolution, 31 October 1998 (PDF Size: 120 Kb)
  
  

• COMMUNICATION DE COMITÉ AFRICAIN DE COORDINATION DES INSTITUTIONS NATIONALES DES DROITS DE L'HOMME, AU NOM DU GROUPE AFRICAIN 58ème SESSION DE LA COMMISSION DES DROITS DE L'HOMME Genève, le 18 avril 2002 (French PDF -Size 60 Kb)
  
  

• A Retreat of Members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission), facilitated by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), was held from 24-26 September 2003 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  
  Report of the Retreat of Members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples´ Rights (ACHPR) 24-26 September 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.