PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKING
- i) National Level
CHRAPA in 2022, remained the Chairperson of the Union of Northwest Human Rights Organisations. It also occupied the vice chair of the Cameroon Association for Voluntary Development CAVOD. CHRAPA also carried out several presentations on human rights and the rule of law for trainings organised by local partners like the Centre for Gender Justice for Women Empowerment, Africafonique, Community Action Advocacy Group, the Gender and Disability Network , the Socio Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities amongst the least. CHRAPA also participated in the national coordination meeting organized by the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedom, and European Union in the capacity of regional representative for the Northwest Region. CHRAPA additionally participated in several consultation meetings with diplomatic services in Cameroon including the United States Embassy and the French Cooperation and the United Nations Sub Regional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy OCHA Northwest and UNDP.
- ii) International Level
CHRAPA participated in the 43th 44st and 45nd sessions of the Human Rights Council in Geneva in March, June and September of 2023. Thanks to the generous support of CAGI NGO Service in Geneva. During this participation, several side events were organised and oral presentations were made on Agenda Item 02, 03, 05 06, 08 and 10. CHRAPA also accredited other organisations to use its space and make statements to promote and protect human rights. These organisations included World Barua, World Alliance of Religious Peace, OCAPROCE International amongst others. CHRAPA and the World Alliance for Religious Peace, also continued with the advocacy programmes started in 2016 on the draft bill for the ‘Treaty on Peace’.
