The mechanism has developed country reports on child marriage in more than 10 countries which have the highest prevalence in Africa. The mechanism is preparing a General Comment on early marriage in line with Article 6 of the Protocol in partnership with the Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Another General Comment on Economic and Social Rights is before the Commission for adoption. The mechanism has just launched a campaign on the Decriminalization of Abortion in line with its Resolutions and other commitments (Article 14). III. Guidelines for State Reporting under the Maputo Protocol By virtue of Article 26 of the Maputo Protocol, States are requested to report on the measures taken (both administrative and legislative) to implement their obligations under the Protocol. In order to encourage States that have ratified the Protocol to honour their obligations, the Mechanism, with the support of the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria adopted Guidelines for State Reporting under the Maputo Protocol during the 46th Ordinary Session of the Commission held from 11 to 25 November 2009 in Banjul, The Gambia. The guidelines are intended to assist Member States in drafting periodic Reports, to integrate legislative and other measures taken to give full effect to the provisions of the Maputo Protocol. The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa has also organized several capacity building workshops to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in report writing techniques using the Guidelines. States report in two parts: Part 1, States report on the legislative and administrative measures taken to implement the provisions of the African Charter by virtue of article 62, and Part 2, States report on the administrative and legislative measures taken to implement the provisions of the Protocol by virtue of article 26. States should associate the Ministers in Charge of gender in the elaboration of Part 2. As at its last Ordinary Session in November 2015, the only countries that have incorporated the Guidelines during its State Reporting are Malawi and Nigeria during the 56th Ordinary Session of the Commission in April 2015 and Burkina Faso at the 57th Ordinary Session of the Commission in November 2015. IV. General Comments 1 & 2 of the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa African Commission adopted General Comments 1 on Article 14 (1) (d) and (e) of the Maputo Protocol at its 52nd Ordinary Session held from 9 to 22 October 2012 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire with the support of the Centre for Human Rights, Pretoria. The General Comments provide a set of international standards and best practices towards an effective implementation of the provisions of Article 14 (1) (d) and (e) guaranteeing women’s right to self-protection and to be protected from HIV infection, as well as their right to be informed of the HIV status of their partners. The General Comments are to be used by States in preparing and submitting their periodic reports to the Commission. The African Commission also adopted General Comment No. 2 on Article 14 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (f) and Article 14 (2) (a) and (c) of the Maputo Protocol at its 55th Ordinary Session held from 28 April – 12 May 2014 in Luanda, Angola with the support of IPAS Africa Alliance. This General Comment 11