African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, Abuja, Nigeria - 44th Ordinary Session

Forest peoples and indigenous women speak out at the 44th Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights - Nigeria

Des peuples des forêts et des femmes autochtones prennent la parole à la 44ème Session ordinaire de la Commission africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples - Nigéria

Fifteen indigenous people and civil society representatives, supported by Forest Peoples Programme andRights & Democracy, travelled from various parts of the African continent to Nigeria to directly inform the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights of the issues facing indigenous peoples in their home countries.

The events in Abuja included a training programme to help the delegates prepare. This formed part of a series of training sessions about the African Commission that are taking place in different countries in Central Africa.

Several of the delegates also spoke at a special event focused on the rights of indigenous women. The event was chaired by the Commission's Special Rapporteur on Women and was jointly organised with IWGIA.

• Indigenous people and civil society representatives prepare to advocate at the African Commission

• Des peuples autochtones et des représantants de la société civile se préparent à défendre leur cause devant la Commission africaine

• First Person - commentaries by indigenous representatives

• A la première personne - Commentaires des représentants des peuples autochtones

• Special Rapporteur at the African Commission takes up challenge of indigenous women

• La Rapporteuse spéciale à la Commission africaine accepte la tâche ambitieuse concernant les femmes autochtones

• Déclaration du Centre d'Accompagnement des Autochtones Pygmées et Minoritaires Vulnérables (CAMV) concernant les droits des filles autochtones en République Démocratique du Congo [NGO Oral Intervention - the human rights situation of indigenous women in Democratic Republic of Congo - available in French only]

• Training guide: The African Human Rights System: A Guide for Indigenous Peoples (pdf - 1.3Mb)

• Guide de formation : Le système africain des droits humains : Un guide pour les peuples autochtones (pdf - 1.5Mb)

• NGO submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) on the rights of indigenous 'Pygmy' peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo April 2008

• Rapport supplémentaire présenté par des ONG à la Commission africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples concernant les droits humains des peuples autochtones « Pygmées » en République démocratique du Congo Avril 2008