Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications SECTION IV: ORDER OF CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATIONS Unless otherwise decided by the Committee, Communications shall be considered in the order in which they are received by the Secretariat. SECTION V: RAPPORTEURS AND WORKING GROUPS ON COMMUNICATIONS 1) The Committee may appoint a Rapporteur for each Communication from among its members. 2) The Committee may also establish one or more working groups as it deems necessary for consideration of questions of admissibility and the merits of any communication. 3) Rapporteurs and Working Groups designated under this section shall examine each Communication assigned and make recommendations to the Committee. SECTION VI:JOINDER AND DISJOINDER OF COMMUNICATIONS 1) Where two or more communications against the same State Party address similar facts, involve the same persons or reveal the same pattern of violations, the Committee may, on its own motion or at the request of one of the parties, decide that the communications be joined and considered together as a single communication. 2) Notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, the Committee may decide not to join the Communications if it is of the opinion that the joinder will not serve the interest of justice. 3) If a communication sets forth distinct facts, or refers to more than one victim or alleged violations not interconnected in time and place, the Committee may, on its own motion or at the request of one of the parties, decide that the claims made may be divided and considered separately as may be appropriate. 4) The Committee may also, where it deems appropriate, decide to disjoin communications joined pursuant to paragraph 1 above. 6