Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the work of the African Commission

The Working Group on Specific Issues Related to the Work of the African Commission was established by Resolution 77, adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at its 37^th Ordinary Session which was held in Banjul, The Gambia from 27^th April to 11^th May 2005. The Working Group was created to deal with the following questions:

1. review the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights;
2. deal with the mechanism and procedure on follow-up decisions and recommendation of the African Commission;
3. deal with the structure of different reports of the African Commission; 
4. deal with the modalities for the establishment of a Voluntary Fund for Human Rights in Africa; and
5. deal with the follow-up on the implementation of the recommendation of the Retreat of the African Commission in Addis Ababa of September 2003, the evaluation report on the work of the African Commission and the UPPSALA consultation of June 2004.

The mandate was renewed through Resolution 80 at the 38^th Ordinary Session, resolution 127 of the 42^nd Ordinary Session and resolution 150 of the 46^th Ordinary Session.