The Africa n Commission on Human and People's Rights has unveiled that as part of its upcoming ordinary session,it will be holding panel deliberations and discussions on Female Genital Mutilation .
"On Friday 17th May, 2024, the Panel on Female Genital Mutilation in West Africa will sit and launch the 2nd edition of the Maputo@20 Newsletter of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa," the Commission indicated. "The ACHPR is an autonomous body of the African Union, and is composed of eleven Commissioners pursuant to Article 31 of the African Charter, who are elected by the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments of the African Union. The eleven Commissioners sit in their personal capacities and in an independent and impartial manner," it indicated.
The regional human rights institution also stated that the ACHPR meets four times a year in Ordinary Sessions and may hold Extra-Ordinary Sessions.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. The Commission outlined that the session will deliberate in depth on human rights issues in Africa and will review activity reports of members of the Commission; that featuring also on the agenda, is the rapport and cooperation with national human rights institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations and the consideration of applications for observer and affiliate status
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