• that a National Institution shall formally apply for status in the African Commission. (b) that such institutions shall have the following rights and responsibilities. • • • be invited to sessions of the African Commission according to rule 6 of the Rules and Procedures, be represented in public sessions of the commission and its subsidiary bodies, participate, without voting rights, in deliberations on issues which are of interest to them and to submit proposals which may be put to the vote at the request of any member of the Commission. (c) that any national institution shall be required to submit reports to the Commission every two years on its activities in the promotion and protection of the rights enshrined in the Charter and; (d) that the National Institution will assist the Commission in the promotion and protection of human rights at national level. Banjul, 31st October 1998 4