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[email protected]; Web www.achpr.org COMBINED 48TH AND 49TH ACTIVITY REPORTS OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS Submitted in Accordance with Article 54 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 1 | P a g e I. SUMMARY 1. The combined 48th and 49th Activity Reports of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission or ACHPR) is presented to the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in accordance with Article 54 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) and covers the period between 11 November 2019 and 03 December 2020. 2. The Report highlights, among others: the statutory meetings of the Commission; the status of State Party reporting; Resolutions adopted by the Commission; the human rights complaints before the Commission and the decisions/actions taken thereon; the interventions of the Commission on human rights issues including: Letters of Urgent Appeal, Press Releases and Letters of Appreciation; the human rights situation on the continent; financial, staffing and operational matters of the Commission; and Recommendations of the Commission. II. BACKGROUND 3. The African Commission is an independent Organ established in terms of Article 30 of the African Charter, which was adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1981.