AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Commission Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Rights Peuples No. 31 Bijilo Annex Lay-out, Kombo North District, Western Region, P. O. Box 673, Banjul, The Gambia Tel: (220) 441 05 05 /441 05 06, Fax: (220) 441 05 04 E-mail: achpr@achpr.org; Web www.achpr.org Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session 11 – 25 May 2006, Banjul, The Gambia Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 62 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Initial Report of the Central African Republic I. Introduction The present Concluding Observations follow the submission of the Initial/Periodic Report of the Central African Republic (CAR), State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) having ratified the latter on 26 April 1986. This Report was presented and considered during the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 11 to 25 May 2006.

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