2.
The Committee shall submit to each Ordinary Session of the
Assembly of Heads of State and Government every two years, a
report on its activities and on any communication made under Article
46 of this Charter.
3.
The Committee shall publish its report after it has been considered
by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
4.
States Parties shall make the Committee’s reports widely available
to the public in their own countries.
CHAPTER FOUR
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 46
SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
The Committee shall draw inspiration from International Law on Human
Rights, particularly from the provisions of the African Charter on Human
and Peoples’ Rights, the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, the
Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Convention on
the Rights of the Child, and other instruments adopted by the United
Nations and by African countries in the field of human rights, and from
African values and traditions.
Article 47
SIGNATURE RATIFICATION OR ADHERENCE
1.
The present Charter shall be open to signature by all the Member
States of the Organization of African Unity.
2.
The present Charter shall be subject to ratification or adherence by
Member States of the Organization of African Unity. The instruments
of ratification or adherence to the present Charter shall be deposited
with the Secretary-General of the Organization of African unity.
3.
The present Charter shall come into force 30 days after the
reception by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African
Unity of the instruments of ratification or adherence of 15 Member
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