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ACHPR | African Commission welcomes new Commissioners
From 29 June to 1 July 2020, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR or the Commission) is holding its 28th extraordinary session. The main objective of this short session is to administer the Solemn Declaration to incoming Commissioners who were elected during the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in February 2020.
This extraordinary session is particular as it is the first ever organised by the Commission which will be held completely online. This session will be the opportunity to thank Commissioners whose terms is coming to an end and to officially welcome the new Commissioners in order to ensure continuity of the work of the Commission, especially in light of the current pandemic.
On 29 June, during its opening session, the following four new Commissioners were officially presented and read their pledges to the Commission: