Part Three PROTECTION ACTIVITIES CHAPTER I MATTERS OF EMERGENCY Rule 80 Action on Matters of Emergency Rule 79 Decision on Matters of Emergency 1. 1. The Commission shall treat a situation as a matter of emergency under Article 58(3) of the African When the Commission has decided to treat a situation as one of emergency, it shall: a. Charter, when: a. it is one of serious or massive human rights violations; b. it presents the danger of irreparable harm or requires urgent action to _ avoid irreparable damage; Whenasituation of emergency arises during a session of the Commission, the decision to treat it as such shall be taken by the Commission. When a situation arises during the Commission’s inter-session period, the decision to treat it as a matter of emergency shall be taken by the Bureau of the Commission, which shall keep other members of the Commission informed and present a report on the situation at the next session of the Commission. Part Three : Protection Activities Draw the attention of the Chairperson of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union to the matter in accordance with Article 58(3) of the Charter; b. Draw the attention of the Peace and Security Council to the matter in accordance with Article 19 of the Protocol on Peace and Security Council; c. Inform the Executive Council; d. Inform African the Chairperson Union of the Commission of the matter. The Commission as well as _ its subsidiary mechanisms under the Charter and present Rules, shall also take any appropriate action, including Urgent Appeals.