CHAPTER II THE PROCEDURE UNDER CHARTER STATE REPORTING _ ARTICLE 62 OF THE Rule 75 Consideration of Reports 1. Rule 73 Contents of State Reports 1. Pursuant to Article 62 of the African Charter and other relevant legal instruments which supplement them, including the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa in its Article the Commission, on the States Parties shall be represented in the sessions of the Commission at which their reports are to be considered. 26, States Parties shall submit reports in accordance with the guidelines of measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of the African Charter and on the progress they have made. Reports shall indicate the challenges, if any, affecting the implementation of the African Charter and its relevant protocols. The Secretary to the Commission shall send to States Parties the Guidelines on State Reports. The Chairperson of the Commission shall, through the Secretary inform States Parties of the opening date and venue of the Session at which their respective reports shall be considered. 3. Representatives of States Parties shall respond to the questions prepared by the Commission, and questions of the members of the Commission and provide when necessary, any other information requested during or after the session. If a State Party fails to send a representative to the session of the Commission at which its report is to be examined, consideration of the report shall be rescheduled Rule 74 Transmission of State Reports for the 1. Upon receipt of a State Report, the Secretary shall upload the Report on the Commission’s website and indicate when the Report will be examined by the Commission. after Institutions, organizations or any interested party wishing to contribute to the examination of the Report and the human rights situation in the country concerned, shall send their contributions, including shadow reports, to the Secretary at least 60 days prior to the examination of the Report. The Secretary may also invite specific institutions to submit information relating to the state report within a time limit that he/she may specify. Part Two : Promotion Activities next session. If, at the session, the concerned due notification, said State Party, fails to send a representative, the Commission shall consider the State Report. During the consideration of the state report submitted by a State Party in accordance with Article 62 of the Charter, the Commission shall explore all the pertinent information relating to the human rights situation in the State concerned, including statements and shadow reports from National Human Rights Institutions and NGOs.