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 SecretaryGeneral of the Organization of African Unity of the instruments of ratification or adherence
of 15 Member States of the Organization of African Unity.
ARTICLE 48: AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF THE CHARTER
1. The present Charter may be amended or revised if any State Party makes a written
request to that effect to the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, provided
that the proposed amendment is not submitted to the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government for consideration until all the States Parties have been duly notified of it and
the Committee has given its opinion on the amendment.