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African Commission on Human &
Peoples' Rights
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of
Women in Africa
Resolution on Renewal of the Mandate
of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa
245. RESOLUTION ON THE RENEWAL OF
THE MANDATE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA
The
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), meeting at
its 54th Ordinary Session held from 22 October to 5 November 2013, in Banjul,
The Gambia:
Recalling its mandate to promote human and peoples’ rights under the
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights;
Taking
note of Resolution ACHPR/Res.38 (XXXVIII) 99, adopted at its 25th Ordinary
Session, held from 26 April to 5 May 1999 in Bujumbura, Burundi, on the
establishment of a Special Mechanism on the Rights of Women in Africa;
Further
recalling its decision taken at its 30th Ordinary Session,
held from 17 to 27 October 2001 in Banjul, The Gambia, to appoint the Special
Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa ; the Resolution
ACHPR/Res.63(XXXIV) 03, adopted at its 34th Ordinary Session, held in
Banjul, the Gambia, from 6 to 20 November 2003; the Resolution
ACHPR/Res.78(XXXVIII) 05, adopted at its 38th Ordinary Session, held from
21 November to 6 December 2005 in Banjul, the Gambia, on the renewal of the
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of two years and its Resolution
ACHPR/Res.112(XXXXII) 07 adopted at the 42nd Ordinary Session, held
from 15 to 28 November 2007 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on the
renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in
Africa;
Recalling
its Resolution ACHPR/Res154 (XLVI) 09, on the renewal of the mandate of
Commissioner Soyata Maiga as the Special Rapporteur, adopted at the 46th
Ordinary Session, held from 11 to 24 November 2009 in Banjul, The Gambia;
Taking
note of its Resolution ACHPR/Res.205 (L) 11 on the renewal of the mandate
of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa;
Bearing
in mind the adoption and entry into force of the Protocol to the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa;
Considering
the launching of the General Comments on Article 14(1) (d) and (e) of the
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of
Women in Africa, which provide a better understanding of the Protocol and
facilitates its use as an instrument to mitigate the disproportionate effects
of HIV/AIDS on women in Africa at the 53rd Ordinary Session, held
from 9 to 23 April 2013 in Banjul, The Gambia;
Aware that
many challenges confronting women on the African continent relate to the
recognition, exercise and enjoyment of their human rights;
Recognizing
the considerable amount of work done by Commissioner Soyata Maiga in her
capacity as the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa;
Considering
that the mandate of Commissioner Soyata Maiga has come to an end;
Decides to
renew for two years the mandate of Commissioner Soyata Maiga as the
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, effective from 5 November
2013.
Banjul, The Gambia, 5 November 2013