Over the past years, the African Union (AU) has adopted various treaties and policies to ensure good governance and the protection of fundamental freedoms of African citizens, i.a. the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, African Youth Charter and the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa.
The main purpose of the first part of this hearing will be to hear from civil society organisations about the AU human rights and democracy related mechanisms, including the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the AU Commission on International Law (AUCIL), the AU Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC).
Following the success of the first two European Gender Equality Weeks organised in October 2020 and 2021, the European Parliament will continue this important initiative and hold the second European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2022. All parliamentary committees and delegations were invited to hold events addressing gender inequality issues in their areas of competence.
Below you will find more details of the events which took place during the European Gender Equality Week.