PART D: Torture in the Promotional Mandate of the African Commission – – – Collect information and continue to monitor the situation of the application of the Death Penalty in African States; Develop a funding proposal with a view to raising funds to meet the costs of the work of the Working Group; Submit a progress report at each Ordinary Session of the African Commission;601 In 2012, at its Fifty-second Ordinary Session, the Commission adopted Resolution 226 on The Expansion of the Mandate of the Working Group on Death Penalty in Africa, which included changing the name of the Working Group to include ‘Extra-judicial, Summary and Arbitrary killings in Africa’. The Working Group is also now mandated to: – – – – – – Monitor situations relating to extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary killings in all its ramifications; Collect information and keep a database of reported instances of situations concerning extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary killings in Africa; Undertake studies on issues of relevance to extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary killings; Advise the Commission on urgent measures to be taken to address situations of extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary killings that require immediate attention; Respond effectively to information that comes before it, in particular when an extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary killing is imminent or when such a killing has occurred; Submit its findings, conclusions and recommendations on the situation of extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary killings to each session of the Commission. Under its mandate, the Working Group is required to collaborate with other partners, including national and international organisations, as well as governmental bodies. It is composed of two Commissioners from the African Commission and five experts ‘chosen to represent the different legal systems and the different regions in Africa’.602 The activities of the Working Group include drafting proposed resolutions to the Commission regarding the abolition of the death penalty, organising and participating in regional and national conferences and seminars on the death penalty and responding to Urgent Appeals. The Working Group has also carried out a study on the question of the death penalty in Africa, as required 601 ACHPR, Resolution on the Composition and Operationalisation of the Working Group on the Death Penalty, ACHPR/Res.79(XXXVIII)05, 38th Ordinary Session (5 December 2005). 602 Ibid. 145