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the State Party may be invited to include further information in
its periodic report to the Committee. 938
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, once it
has published a report on a friendly settlement or on the merits
in which it has made recommendations, may adopt any followup
measures it deems appropriate, such as requesting
information from the parties and holding hearings in order to
verify compliance with friendly settlement agreements and its
recommendations. The Commission will report on progress in
complying with any such agreements and recommendations as
it deems appropriate. 939
The European Committee on Social Rights will require the
concerned State to provide information about the
implementation of the Committee of Ministers’ recommendation
in the periodic report it submits on the implementation of the
Charter. 940
IV. Reporting procedures
International reporting mechanisms do not bar the applicants
from bringing cases to quasi-judicial or judicial mechanisms.
Although they do not have the capacity to address an individual
situation, their use might be important in light of a case
brought under them. This may be because reports by these
bodies might inform a judicial or quasi-judicial mechanism on
the country situation, or because it will be possible to signal the
case to these bodies both to exercise political pressure on the
national authorities and contribute to their analysis of the
country situation. This last outcome is particularly significant
given that individual cases might take some years to be
resolved in an international venue, and that reports on country
938
See, Article 7.4-5 OP-CEDAW. See also, Rule 73, CEDAW Rules of
Procedure; Article 9 OP-ICESCR.
939
See, Article 48, IACHR Rules of Procedure.
940
Article 10 AP-ESC.