AlfHEX IV Copsol14at.4 gu14.l1A" for the initial port of the reports Df State, parti.s LAAd AAd pOApl. 1. Tbi' section should contain information about the main ethnic and demograpbia characteristics of the country and its popUlation, as well as such locio-economic and cultural indicators as per capita income, gros8 national product, rate of inflation, e.ternal debt, rate of unemployment, literacy rate ADd religion. It should also include information on the population by mother tongu., life expectancy, infant mortality, maternal mortality, fertility rate, p.rcentage of popUlation under 15 and over 65 years of age, percontage of population in rural areas and in urban areas and percentage of households h.aded by women. As far as possible, States should make efforts to pr~vide all data disa9gregated by sex. Gen,ral political strUCtur, 2. Tbis section should describe briefly the political history and framework, the type of government and the organization of the executive, legislative And judicial organs. GenerAl legal framework within which human rights are protected 3. This section should contain informAtion onl (0) Which judicial, administrative or other competent authorities have jurisdiction affecting human rights; (h) Wh~t r.medi.s ore available to on individual who claims that any of bis rights have been violated; and what systems of compensation and rehabilitation exist for victims; (c) Whether any of the rights referred to in the various human rights instruments are p~otected either in the constitution or by a separate Lill of rights and, if so, what provisions are made in the constitution or bill of rigbts for derogatJons an~ in what circumstances; (d) .ystem; How human rights instruments ore made part of the national legal (e) Whether the provisions of the various human rights instruments can be invoked before, or directly enforced by, the courts, other tribunals or administrative authorities or whether they must be transformed luto internal laws or administrative regUlations in order to be enrorced by the authorities concernedl -66-