a. To seek, receive, examine and to act upon information on the situation of human
rights defenders in Africa;
b. To submit reports at every ordinary session of the African Commission on the
situation of human rights defenders in Africa;
c. To cooperate and engage in dialogue with Member States, National Human
Rights Institutions, relevant intergovernmental bodies, international and regional
mechanisms of protection of human rights defenders, human rights defenders and
other stake holders;
d. To develop and recommend effective strategies to better protect human rights
defenders and to follow up on his/her recommendations;
e. To raise awareness and promote the implementation of the UN Declaration on
Human Rights Defenders in Africa
2. Further decides to nominate Commissioner Jainaba Johm as Special Rapporteur on
Human Rights Defenders in Africa for the current duration of her mandate within the
African Commission;
3. Reiterates its support for the work carried out by human rights defenders in Africa;
4. Calls upon Member States to promote and give full effect to the UN Declaration on
Human Rights Defenders, to take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of
human rights defenders and to include information on measures taken to protect
human rights defenders in their periodic reports;
5. Invites its members to mainstream the issue of human rights defenders in their
activities;
6. Urges Member States to co-operate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the
performance of his/her tasks and to provide all necessary information for the
fulfilment of his/her mandate;
7. Requests the African Union to provide adequate resources, assistance and support in
the implementation of this Resolution.
Done in Banjul, The Gambia, 4th June 2004