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Angela Melo
Vice-President African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Mozambique
Born in Mozambique, Angela Melo is a lawyer. She is Vice President of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, based in Banjul, Gambia, founded in 1987 with the objective of promoting and protecting human rights in the African continent. From 2001 to 2007, she occupied the position of Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa within this organization. This role was created in 1998, 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. For many years, Angela Melo served the Mozambican Ministry of Justice as a Legal consultant on subjects of international public and private law, participating in Ministerial Conferences for the adoption of policies for the defence and promotion of women's rights in Southern African regions. She also prepared the draft for the Human Rights Convention in Mozambique for the Council of Ministers.Day and hour of the speech
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