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Training guide providing an overview of the African system for the promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights, as developed under the umbrella of the African Union. A reference tool for indigenous peoples seeking to defend their rights in Africa

Un guide de formation qui présente une vue générale du système africain en matière de promotion et de protection des droits humains et des peuples, tel qu'il a été établi sous l'égide de l'Union africaine. Un outil de référence pour la défense des droits des peuples autochtones en Afrique

Delivered by: Ms Treva Braun Coordinator, Africa Legal and Human Rights Programme Madam Chair, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished colleagues,

Madam Chair, Honourable Commissioners, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to address the Commission on  behalf of the Forest Peoples Programme. May I first commend the Commission for its ongoing work on indigenous peoples and in particular the excellent sensitisation seminar on the rights of indigenous peoples in Africa organised by the Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations, which took place in Yaounde, Cameroon in September 2006.