Interview - The plan is to bring these issues to policy and governance processes.
was the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the African Union's body charged with promoting and protecting human rights and other freedoms in Africa between 2019 and 2021. In this interview with Africa Renewal's, Dr. Dersso reflects on his tenure, Africa's current human rights situation and what the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights means for the continent.
According to Amnesty International, we were the first human rights body in the world to issue a statement on COVID-19 and call for human rights-based response measures. That was on 28 February 2020--just days before WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. I would like to believe so. Against the background of the statements that we issued on the pandemic and its impact on human rights, the AU member states were obligated to report to the ACHPR the steps they were taking.
We supported the recognition and affirmation of the legitimacy of civil society organizations and of independent media. Indeed, in many countries, various legislations have been inspired by the work of the ACHPR.
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