which are the indispensable basis for the exercise of the other rights enshrined in this Convention, are being fulfilled. [...] Chapter VII. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights [...] Section 2. Duties [...] Article 43. The States Parties shall transmit to the Commission a copy of each of the reports and studies that they submit annually to the Executive Committees of the Inter‑American Economic and Social Council and the Inter‑American Council for Education, Science, and Culture, in their respective fields, in order for it to verify whether the obligations deriving from economic, social, educational, scientific, and cultural standards set forth in the Charter of the Organization of American States as amended by the Protocol of Buenos Aires are being fulfilled. 16. When the final proposal was put to the vote in the plenary session, the plenary decided to approve article 26 and eliminate article 27, without any justification. 30 With regard to article 43, the change was more revealing, since it was decided to replace the sentence "[...] in order for it to verify whether the obligations deriving from the economic, social, educational, scientific and cultural standards are being fulfilled [...]" by the one that indicates "[...] so that the Commission may look after promotion of the rights implicit in the economic, social, educational, scientific and cultural standards […]. 31 " Consequently, there was a shift from a reinforced protection mechanism to one linked to the special promotion of this type of rights. 17. Shortly after the adoption of the American Convention on Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission recognized "the difficulty of establishing criteria to measure compliance by States with their obligations 32 [regarding economic, social, and cultural rights]." 33 This showed that the due protection of these rights through the American Convention was not sufficient and could even be considered as incomplete. 18. Thus, the Inter-American Commission brought this issue to the General Assembly of the OAS so that it could be addressed, indicating the need for the organization to: […] Reaffirm the criterion that the effective protection of human rights must also encompass social, economic, and cultural rights, noting also that it is the responsibility of the governments of the member states to make the greatest possible efforts to participate fully in hemispheric development cooperation, since it is a fundamental means of helping to alleviate extreme poverty in the Americas, adopting specific measures to that effect. 34 19. The OAS General Assembly then decided to entrust the OAS General Secretariat with preparing a preliminary draft of an Additional Protocol to the American Convention defining economic, social, and cultural rights. 35 Finally, this initiative was embodied in the Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights or "Protocol of San Salvador," signed on November 17, 1988, at the eighteenth regular session of the OAS General Assembly. Cf. Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, Proceedings and Documents, OEA/Ser.K/XVI/1.2, p. 448. 31 Cf. Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, Proceedings and Documents, OEA/Ser.K/XVI/1.2, p. 454. 32 Emphasis added. 33 Cf. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Annual Report 1979-1980, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.50 doc. 13 rev. 1, October 2, 1980, Chapter VI, para. 5. 34 Cf. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Annual Report 1980-1981, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.54 doc. 9 rev.1, October 16, 1981, Chapter V, Economic and Social and Cultural Rights, Recommendations, para. 10. 35 Cf. AG/RES. 619 (XII-O/82), of November 20, 1982, sole resolution. 30 8