Sessions

The Commission holds two ordinary sessions per year and may meet, if need be, in extraordinary sessions. The working languages are those of the African Union. The working sessions may be held in public or in camera. The Commission may invite States, national liberation movements, specialized institutions; NHRIs, NGOs or Individuals to take part in its session.

Items on the agenda shall deal with, inter alia, on the one hand, the consideration of complaints and periodic reports (which will be dealt with later on and on the other hand, with the examination of promotional activities and other matters as may be proposed by the various participants to the proceedings of the Commission, and especially by nongovernmental organizations […]

Past Sessions

Session	State	Dates	Communique
21st Extraordinary Session	Gambia	23 February - 04 March 2017
59th Ordinary Session	Gambia	21 October - 04 November 2016
20th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	09 - 18 June 2016
58th Ordinary Session	Gambia	06 - 20 April 2016
19th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	16 - 25 February 2016
57th Ordinary Session	Gambia	04 - 18 November 2015
18th Extraordinary Session	Kenya	29 July - 07 August 2015
56th Ordinary Session	Gambia	21 April - 07 May 2015
17th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	19 - 28 February 2015
16th Extraordinary Session	Rwanda	20 - 29 July 2014
3rd Joint meeting between the Commission and the Court	Rwanda	16 - 19 July 2014
55th Ordinary Session	Angola	28 April - 12 May 2014
15th Extra Ordinary Session	Gambia	07 - 14 March 2014
54th Ordinary Session	Gambia	22 October - 05 November 2013
14th Extra Ordinary Session	Kenya	20 - 24 July 2013
53rd Ordinary Session	Gambia	09 - 22 April 2013
13th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	18 - 25 February 2013
52nd Ordinary Session	Cote d'Ivoire	09 - 22 October 2012
12th Extraordinary Session	Algeria	30 July - 04 August 2012
51st Ordinary Session	Gambia	18 April - 02 May 2012
11th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	21 February - 01 March 2012
10th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	12 - 16 December 2011
50th Ordinary Session	Gambia	24 October - 05 November 2011
49th Ordinary Session	Gambia	28 April - 12 May 2011
9th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	23 February - 03 March 2011
48th Ordinary Session	Gambia	10 - 24 November 2010
47th Ordinary Session	Gambia	12 - 26 May 2010
8th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	22 February - 03 March 2010
46th Ordinary Session	Gambia	11 - 25 November 2009
7th Extraordinary Session	Senegal	05 - 12 October 2009
45th Ordinary Session	Gambia	13 - 27 May 2009
6th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	30 March - 03 April 2009
44th Ordinary Session	Nigeria	10 - 24 November 2008
5th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	21 - 29 July 2008
43rd Ordinary Session	Swaziland	07 - 22 May 2008
4th Extraordinary Session	Gambia	17 - 23 February 2008
42nd Ordinary Session	Congo	15 - 28 November 2007
41st Ordinary Session	Ghana	16 - 30 May 2007
40th Ordinary Session	Gambia	15 - 29 November 2006
39th Ordinary Session	Gambia	11 - 25 May 2006
38th Ordinary Session	Gambia	21 November - 05 December 2005
37th Ordinary Session	Gambia	27 April - 11 May 2005
36th Ordinary Session	Senegal	23 November - 07 December 2004
3rd Extraordinary Session	South Africa	18 - 19 September 2004
35th Ordinary Session	Gambia	21 May - 04 June 2004
34th Ordinary Session	Gambia	06 - 20 November 2003
33rd Ordinary Session	Niger	15 - 29 May 2003
32nd Ordinary Session	Gambia	17 - 23 October 2002
31st Ordinary Session	South Africa	02 - 16 May 2002
30th Ordinary Session	Gambia	13 - 27 October 2001
29th Ordinary Session	Libya	23 April - 07 May 2001
28th Ordinary Session	Benin	23 October - 06 November 2000
27th Ordinary Session	Algeria	27 April - 11 May 2000
26th Ordinary Session	Rwanda	01 - 15 November 1999
25th Ordinary Session	Burundi	26 April - 05 May 1999
24th Ordinary Session	Gambia	22 - 31 October 1998
23rd Ordinary Session	Gambia	20 - 29 April 1998
22nd Ordinary Session	Gambia	02 - 11 November 1997
21st Ordinary Session	Mauritania	15 - 24 April 1997
20th Ordinary Session	Mauritius	21 - 31 October 1996
19th Ordinary Session	Burkina Faso	26 March - 04 April 1996
2nd Extraordinary Session	Uganda	18 - 19 December 1995
18th Ordinary Session	Cape Verde	02 - 11 October 1995
17th Ordinary Session	Togo	13 - 22 March 1995
16th Ordinary Session	Gambia	25 October - 03 November 1994
15th Ordinary Session	Gambia	18 - 27 April 1994
14th Ordinary Session	Ethiopia	01 - 10 December 1993
13th Ordinary Session	Gambia	29 March - 07 April 1993
12th Ordinary Session	Gambia	12 - 21 October 1992
11th Ordinary Session	Tunisia	02 - 09 March 1992
10th Ordinary Session	Gambia	08 - 15 October 1991
9th Ordinary Session	Nigeria	18 - 25 March 1991
8th Ordinary Session	Gambia	08 - 21 October 1990
7th Ordinary Session	Gambia	18 - 28 April 1990
6th Ordinary Session	Gambia	23 October - 04 November 1989
1st Extraordinary Session	Gambia	13 - 14 June 1989
5th Ordinary Session	Libya	03 - 14 April 1989
4th Ordinary Session	Egypt	17 - 26 October 1988
3rd Ordinary Session	Gabon	18 - 28 April 1988
2nd Ordinary Session	Senegal	08 - 13 February 1988
1st Ordinary Session	Ethiopia	02 - 02 November 1987