Zambia has ratified the protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the establishment of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights.

Zambia becomes the 34th country on the continent to accede to the protocol that seeks to strengthen the human rights protection system in Africa and ensure compliance with the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, as well as other international human rights instruments, through judicial decisions.

Speaking when she deposited the original instruments of accession to the African Union (AU), Charge D’ Affaires at Zambia Embassy in Ethiopia, Namakau Yeta, stated that Zambia is committed to working closely with the AU and its organs to achieve the aspirations of Agenda 2063.

And African Union Commission (AUC) Senior Human Rights Expert of the Department of Political Affairs, Salah S. Hammad commended the Zambian government for depositing the vital instrument.

Ambassador Hammad said the ratification of the protocol by the government of Zambia showed its willingness and readiness to support the African Union’s agenda to protect human and people’s rights on the continent.

He said AUC values the efforts that the Zambian government was putting in place to support democracy, good governance and the rule of law in the country.

He further said he witnessed the government’s commitment to improving Zambia’s livelihood during the fourth mid-year coordination meeting in Lusaka in July 2022.

Meanwhile, African Union Legal Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs, Guy Fleury-Ntwari, commended the Zambian government for acceding to the protocol that seeks to create a significant body which hinges on human and people’s rights.

This is according to a statement issued to ZANIS in Lusaka today by First Secretary for Press and Tourism at the Zambian Embassy in Ethiopia, Inutu Mwanza.

Source: ZANIS