Future trends in human rights in Africa: the increased role of the OAU? / Gino J. Naldi -- The reporting mechanism of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights / Malcolm Evans, Tokunbo Ige and Rachel Murray -- Admissibility under the African Charter / Frans Viljoen -- Evidence and fact-finding by the African Commission / Rachel Murray -- Civil and political rights in the African Charter / Christof Heyns -- Implementing economic, social and cultural rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights / Chidi Anselm Odinkalu -- The challenge of culture for human rights in Africa: the African Charter in a comparative context / N. Barney Pityana -- Non-governmental organisations in the African system / Ahmed Motala -- The special rapporteurs in the African system / Malcolm Evans and Rachel Murray -- The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights / Julia Harrington -- The promotional role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights / Victor Dankwa -- Appendix 1. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Appendix 2. Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Appendix 3. Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action.