Building peace in the minds of men and women

World Press Freedom Day 2018

Wed, 2 May - 15:30 to 17:00

Parallel Session 5

Mina Mensah

Regional Coordinator, Africa Office - Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

A Development/Communications professional and Human Rights advocate with a strong passion for the promotion and protection of human rights of citizens especially the rights of vulnerable groups with special attention to the rights of indigent persons in conflict with the law.  A strong advocate for Right to information, Mina has worked extensively on various human rights issues including access to information, access to justice, police reform and accountability nationwide.  She has also been engaged in advocacy at the African Union (AU) Commission and ECOWAS Commission.