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Election of Three (3) Members of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) (Assembly/AU/Dec. 576(XXV)) [2015] AUDECISIONS 5

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DECISION ON THE ELECTION OF THREE (3) MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS (ACHPR)

Doc. EX.CL/919(XXVII)

Decision No: Assembly/AU/Dec. 576(XXV)

 

The Assembly,

1. TAKES NOTE of the election of three (3) members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) by the Executive Council;

2. APPOINTS the following members of the ACHPR for a six (6)-year term:

No

Name

Country

1

Mr. Solomon Ayele DERSSO

Ethiopia

2

Mrs. L. King JAMESINA ESSIE

Sierra Leone

3

Mrs. Sylvie KAYITESI ZAINABO

Rwanda

3. REQUESTS the Commission to prepare modalities to ensure the scrupulous respect of the principles of equitable regional and gender representation in all AU organs and institutions, and to submit the modalities to the January 2016 Summit.