rights; (ii) Scrutinise existing laws and administrative acts and make submissions to Parliament on bills relating to economic, social and cultural rights; (iii) Publish and distribute their reports on economic, social and cultural rights; (iv) Establish regional networks /coalitions and involve NGOs in these coalitions; (v) Apply for affiliate status with the African Commission, if they have not done so; (vi) Raise awareness on economic, social and cultural rights among particular groups such as the public service, the judiciary, the private sector and the labour movement and encourage the Government to integrate human rights in the school curricula; (vii) Examine complaints of infringements of economic, social and cultural rights and make recommendations on redress, and where possible file cases before national courts; (viii) Conduct follow up activities in the implementation of recommendations of international treaty bodies and publicise their reports, especially on economic, social and cultural rights; (ix) Advocate for states to ratify the Protocol of the African Human Rights Court and to make the declaration allowing NGOs and individuals to file cases; (x) Advocate for the African Human Rights Court to be established without further delay; (f) International and regional entities should: (i) Pay particular attention to African needs related to development and the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights; (ii) Cancel the unserviceable debt burdens of African states; (iii) Ensure that bilateral and multilateral trade and economic agreements conform to international treaty obligations relating to economic, social and cultural rights; (iv) Play a role in the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights including through assistance and co-operation with African states; (v) Take measures to regulate trade in extractive industries (such as oil, mining) that are exploitative, corrupt and fuel conflicts in Africa; (vi) Co-operate with African countries in their efforts to repatriate money and cultural artefacts that have been unlawfully removed from African countries; (vii) Ensure compliance with the principles of corporate social responsibility. 12. In conclusion, the African Union, its member states, international and national organisations and non-state actors should fully recognise human rights as a fundamental objective of development and that development has to achieve the full realisation of all human rights. Economic, social and cultural