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Angela Melo
Vice-President African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Gambia
Born in Mozambique, Angela Melo is a lawyer and Vice President of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, based in Banjul, Gambia. From 2001 to 2007, she occupied the position of Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa within this organization, with the purpose of informing and assisting African women about their rights and the methods and tools for defending them. In the '80s, she was among the first women in her country to practise law, dedicating her efforts in the difficult battle to eliminate several laws from the penal code that were offensive or harmful for the dignity of women. From 1994 to 2002 she was Vice President of the Non Governmental Organization, Mozambican Association of Women Legal Practitioners.Day and hour of the speech
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