The Charter also provides for the election of a seven-person Committee of Experts on Human Rights to consider states' reports.
The updated (2004) version of the Charter came into force in 2008 after seven of the members of the League of Arab States had ratified it.
[1] The charter is listed on the website of her office, among texts adopted by international groups aimed at promoting and consolidating democracy.
[2] As of November 2013[update] the Charter had been ratified by Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the UAE and Yemen.
[3] The Charter was criticized for setting human rights standards in the region below the internationally recognized regime.