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Thursday, October 1 • 10:00 - 12:00
Disability Rights in Africa: A Critical Look at Impact of Litigation and Regional Mechanisms

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The Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was recently adopted but yet to be ratified. This was after years of advocacy and litigation by DPOs in various African countries. This session will hosted by a Panel of lawyers from 5 African countries discussing strategic litigation and impact on disability rights, new opportunities created by the Protocol and challenges.
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Felicia Mburu

Validity Foundation
Felicia Mburu holds a LLB from Moi University, Kenya and Masters in International Legal Studies specializing in Human Rights Law from American University, Washington College of Law, USA. Felicia is interested in using law to pursue gender justice and the intersection with rights of... Read More →

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Dr. Japhet Biegon

Amnesty International
Dr. Japhet Biegon is the Africa Regional Advocacy Coordinator at Amnesty International. He leads and coordinates the organization’s advocacy initiatives and engagement with African Union policy and human rights bodies. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Human Rights... Read More →
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Anneke Meerkotter

Litigation Manager, Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Anneke Meerkotter is a qualified attorney with B.Proc and LL.B. degrees from the University of the Western Cape and a M.Sc. in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam. She has engaged in public interest litigation, research and policy reform on a wide range of human rights aspects... Read More →
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Derrick Kizza

Director, Mental Health Uganda
Derrick Kizza is the Executive Director at Mental Health Uganda (MHU), a non-government organisation of people with a lived experience of mental health problems. MHU is the biggest membership organisation of people with mental health problems in Africa with over 20,000 members. For... Read More →
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Esther Akua Gyamfi

International and Comparative Disability Law Policy
Esther holds a master’s degree in International and Comparative Disability law Policy. Esther has been instrumental on shaping regional conversations on Article 12 of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Esther currently works with the National Council for... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2020 10:00 - 12:00 GMT
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