The EG Policy Forum is a space created by EG Justiceto discuss and reflect about human rights in Equatorial Guinea. Itbrings together different national and international actors, such ascivil society representatives in Equatorial Guinea, Equatoguineansliving in exile, academics, international non-governmentalorganizations and donors.
In March 2010, CESR helpedcoordinate the third EG Policy Forum; the event was in Madrid and wasattended by 20 people. It took place the day before the Equatorial Guinean government presented to the UN Human Rights Councilits final observations to the recommendations of the Universal PeriodicReview (UPR) process. The main objective of the meeting this time wasto discuss the challenges and opportunities that Equatorial Guineapresents to protect and fulfil human rights through different politicaland legal processes, such as its revision under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the UPR process.
Theevent provided a great opportunity to defenders of human rights toshare their experiences and ideas about the current context of thecountry and discuss their own projects and activities. They also sharedexperiences of international strategies to hold the state accountableto its human rights obligations. Finally, it served as an opportunityto enhance links between national and international actors, includingthe Center for Economic and Social Rights, EG Justice, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Justice Initiative and discuss joint strategies to pursue human rights in the country.