Conference Report on Covid-19 and the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa, 14-15 September 2020
From 14–16 September 2020, the Regional Campaign to Decriminalise Petty Offences in Africa co-hosted with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), an online conference to discuss the impact of measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 on poor and marginalised people. The conference brought together over 200 participants, and panelists shared both continent-wide perspectives, as well as country-specific examples from the Central African Republic, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda. The conference report is attached here for ease of reference. For more information on the campaign, please go to https://pettyoffences.org/
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Conference Report on Covid-19 and the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa, 14-15 September 2020
From 14–16 September 2020, the Regional Campaign to Decriminalise Petty Offences in Africa co-hosted with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), an online conference to discuss the impact of measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 on poor and marginalised people. The conference brought together over 200 participants, and panelists shared both continent-wide perspectives, as well as country-specific examples from the Central African Republic, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda. The conference report is attached here for ease of reference. For more information on the campaign, please go to https://pettyoffences.org/