President Samia To Grace 77th Session Of The African Commission On Human And People’s Rights

By Valentine Oforo

THE 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Haman and People’s Rights has been shelved to take shape in Arusha City from 20 October to 9 November with President Samia Suluhu Hassan expecting to grace the official opening of the longest and the biggest event

The Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Pindi Chana unveiled the vital development yesterday, saying the envisaged gathering will attract nearly 1000 participants from around the continent and oversees.


“Already”, she expressed, “The heads of states has confirmed her participation in the three consecutive week session,”

As per the set protocols, the session will be preceded by a special forum for the Non –Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which runs in Arusha from 16 to 18 October 2023.







Some of the key agendas to be addressed during the forum and sessions include assessing the achievements and hurdles of the Maputo Protocol, inclusion of youths in the implementation of the African Union Agenda 2026 and confronting racism, xenophobia and discrimination of migrants in the northern Africa.

Other topics will major on things like balancing progress and privacy: navigating, data protection, and human rights in African context, analyzing the implications of and impact of anti-constitutional changes in African Nations as well as exploring the challenges and responses to shrinking civic space in African societies.

The delegates will also address issues of accountability for reprisals and judicial killings in Africa’s pursuit of human rights.







And during the eagerly-awaited sessions, to take place in the Arusha’s famous International Conference Centre (AICC) there will be a panel ratification of the protocol to the African Charter on Social Protection in Africa.

In order of the sessions side events, participants will address the situation of human rights defenders who are protecting the environmental in Africa.

This side events will be the opportunity to analyse the violations faced by the environmental defenders in Africa, especially in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania and analyse the situation women human rights defenders in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.







It will also allow for discussion on the strategies for enhancing protection for environmental human rights defenders amongst key stakeholders.