in Kenya, the marginalised minority groups continue to suffer discrimination, includes slum dwellers, intersex persons, and indigenous persons who by virtue of their traditions reside in forest areas. There have also been an increased in police brutality when the police was enforcing covid 19 protocols, including enforced disappearances. Western Africa Lack of aaccess to vaccines covid-19 (production and fake news); Unconstitutional changes in govt in Mali and Guinea; and other questions (terrorism, immigration issues, and climate change) Central Africa M any countries have not secured the resources for the Covid-19 vaccines. Rural areas have suffered by not being able to have water for washing hands etc. Many places do not also have access to Covid 19 tests due to the high prices. There has been discrimination concerning access to vaccines and a violation of the principle of universal access to health. Many political actors do not understand the importance of vaccines and they need to be sensitised about the same. Non-implementation or nonrespect of most member States of the African Union of the decisions of the human rights mechanisms such as the African Commission and the African Court continues to be a problem. Key recommendations from Session 1: • • • • • • • • To organise democratic and transparent elections To respect the rights of migrants To respect the freedom of assembly and association To respect human rights and guarantee just trials to human rights defenders To advocate for restrictions in terms of covid-19 to be human rights compliant To advocate for vaccination equality and access. Various stakeholders on the continent come together and develop capacity to manufacture vaccines. To encourage States to ratify the African human rights instruments To encourage States to meet the Abuja Declaration commitment of allocating 15% of the budget towards health as at the moment, only South Africa and Rwanda have met the target. Session 2: Reflections on the Complementary Relationship between NHRIs and the African Commission over the past 40 years of the African Charter This session focused on the complementary relationship between the NHRIs and the African Commission. The first NHRI was created in 1987 in Africa in Togo. In 1990s, the number of NHRIs in Africa increased exponentially which made it necessary to have a more defined relationship between NHRIs and the African Commission, hence the adopted of the 1998 Resolution. The expert presentation started with the statutory basis and context of such complementary relationship and elaborated on the origins and evolutions of the relationship between the African Commission and NHRIs. 8