Decision on the African Common Position on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.170 (VI)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
28 January 2005
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE AFRICAN COMMON POSITION
ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Doc. EX.CL/150 (VI)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the document on the African Common Position on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice recommended by the 2nd Session of the Ministerial Conference on Drug Control in Africa;

  2. RECOGNISES the need for Africa to adopt a common position at the forthcoming 11th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Bangkok, Thailand, in April 2005;

  3. ADOPTS the African Common Position on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice as Africa’s contribution to the 11th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, scheduled for Bangkok, Thailand, in April 2005;

  4. REQUESTS Member States to incorporate and implement the African Common Position in their Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice programmes and activities;

  5. ALSO REQUESTS the Minister of Mauritius for Social Security, National Solidarity, Senior Citizen Welfare and Reform Institutions to present the Common Position to the 11th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;

  6. FINALLY REQUESTS the African Union Commission to report on the outcome of the 2005 Bangkok process and the implementation of the African Common Position on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on a biennial basis.

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