States, to inquiries made by the
member states on matters
related to human rights and,
within the limits of its
possibilities, to provide those
states with the advisory services
they request;
f. to take action on petitions and
other communications pursuant
to its authority under the
provisions of Articles 44 through
51 of this Convention; and
g. to submit an annual report to
the General Assembly of the
Organization of American
States.
Article 42
The States Parties shall transmit to the Commission a copy of each of the reports
and studies that they submit annually to the Executive Committees of the InterAmerican Economic and Social Council and the Inter-American Council for
Education, Science, and Culture, in their respective fields, so that the
Commission may watch over the promotion of the rights implicit in the economic,
social, educational, scientific, and cultural standards set forth in the Charter of
the Organization of American States as amended by the Protocol of Buenos
Aires.
Article 43
The States Parties undertake to provide the Commission with such information as
it may request of them as to the manner in which their domestic law ensures the
effective application of any provisions of this Convention.
Section 3. Competence
Article 44
Any person or group of persons, or any nongovernmental entity legally
recognized in one or more member states of the Organization, may lodge
petitions with the Commission containing denunciations or complaints of violation
of this Convention by a State Party.