including when under death sentence, and to their national prisoners in other
countries to enable the children to benefit from such assistance.
4. Dissemination and Reporting Obligations
4.1 Dissemination of the General Comment
64. The Committee recommends that States Parties, in collaboration with non-state
agencies, including the private sectors and the civil society organizations, should
widely disseminate the present General Comment across government, including
within ministries and departments that work on criminal justice issues and those
responsible for implementing the African Children's Charter. It should also be
distributed and made known to different groups of professionals working for and with
children, including judges, lawyers and legal aid providers, teachers, guardians,
social workers, officials of public or private welfare institutions, as well as to all
children and civil society.
65. States Parties should include information in their periodic reporting to the African
Committee on the challenges they face and the measures they have taken to
respect, protect and fulfil children's rights in the context of the deprivation of liberty of
parents/ primary caregivers.
4.2 State Reporting Obligation under the General Comment
66. In measuring and evaluating progress made in the implementation of Article 30
of the Charter, the Committee shall require States Parties to provide detailed
information, which shall include statistical data, on progress made, achievement, and
factors for success or challenges faced in the implementation of the Article along the
following indicators:
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