A/HRC/45/50 17. There have also been peaceful political marches by protest movements in the region. For example, on 7 and 9 July 2020, public demonstrations were organized by the Lutte pour le changement and Filimbi citizens’ movements and the Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social political party in Kananga (Kasai Central Province), Tshikapa (Kasai Province) and Mbuji-Mayi (Kasai Oriental Province) to protest against the “confirmation” of the candidate proposed by the National Assembly on 2 July 2020 as chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The demonstrators also called for the reform of the national electoral system, which they considered “non-negotiable”, in the next electoral cycle. 18. The political situation in the Kasai region is influenced by divisions within the governing coalition that currently rules the country. 19. On the health front, the measures taken by the Congolese authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from Kinshasa or the eastern provinces into the country’s interior have met with some success, and no cases had been reported in the Kasai region through the end of July 2020, when emergency measures were lifted in the country. At the time of writing, there were two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kasai Province, one in Tshikapa and one confirmed case in Kasai Central Province. V. Monitoring, evaluation and support for implementation by the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the recommendations made by the team of international experts 20. The recommendations contained in the report of the previous team of international experts (A/HRC/38/31) can be divided into two main groups, namely, those for combating impunity and those for supporting reconciliation efforts and transitional justice. 21. In its previous report, the team of international experts referred to the State’s establishment of a working group to implement the recommendations. As a reminder, resolution 41/26 of the Human Rights Council encouraged the Government to ensure that the working group would meet as many times as necessary in order to regularly assess the progress made in implementing the recommendations, improve the coordination between the administrative authorities and stakeholders and recommend appropriate measures to the Government. 22. In its interactions with the national authorities, the team of international experts supported the Government’s efforts to facilitate the working group’s action by encouraging the resumption of meetings. Thus, on 20 January 2020, the working group was able to hold its first meeting in the presence of members of the Government, the technical and judicial bodies involved in the implementation of the recommendations and the team of international experts. 23. To support the working group, the team of international experts, through its secretariat, drew up a suggested workplan to help the working group with the methodology and planning of its activities. The team of international experts proposed that the working group should meet at least once every two months to evaluate and follow up on its activities. 24. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures taken by the Government in response to it, the working group was no longer able to formally meet to continue its activities. However, from a meeting with the Minister for Human Rights, it was ascertained that the Minister had been able to hold meetings with, inter alia, the Chief Military Prosecutor and the deputy minister of justice to assess the implementation of the items falling within their competence. The team of international experts did not, however, receive any notes on those assessments. The team recommends that a plan for the implementation of the recommendations be drawn up with a timetable and allocation of the corresponding budgetary resources, which would enable the working group to carry out its mandate effectively. 25. The situation described above notwithstanding, the team of international experts was able to continue its work by supporting the Government’s efforts in combating impunity and providing for reconciliation and transitional justice. GE.20-11095 5