From the 4th to the 7th June, 2013, the East Africa Law Society held a consultative workshop aimed at building the knowledge of Legal Professionals in East Africa on UN and AU Human Rights Mechanisms in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The Workshop that brought together the Bar Presidents, CEOs and Officers in charge of CLE for the East African Bars, was facilitated in partnership with the East African Regional Office of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

At the end of the conference, the Bar Associations came up with specific road-maps on engagement with the different existing human rights protection mechanisms at National, Continental and Regional Level and we are positive that the lessons learnt in Addis Ababa will be reflected in your respective Bars CLE programs in the near future.

The EALS is grateful to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights East African Regional Office for their support and we are certain that this workshop forms the first of series cooperation opportunities between the EALS and the UNOHCHR EARO.