ARAB CHARTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS well as a fair wage and equal remuneration for work of equal value. Article 33 Every citizen shall have the right of access to public office in his country. Article 34 The eradication of illiteracy is a binding obligation and every citizen has a right to education. Primary education, at the very least, shall be compulsory and free and both secondary and university education shall be made easily accessible to all. Article 35 Citizens have a right to live in an intellectual and cultural environment in which Arab nationalism is a source of pride, in which human rights are sanctified and in which racial, religious and other forms of discrimination are rejected and international cooperation and the cause of world peace are supported. Article 36 Everyone has the right to participate in cultural life, as well as the right to enjoy literary and artistic works and to be given opportunities to develop his artistic, intellectual and creative talents. Article 37 Minorities shall not be deprived of their right to enjoy their culture or to follow the teachings of their religions. Article 38 (a) The family is the basic unit of society, whose protection it shall enjoy. (b) The State undertakes to provide outstanding care and special protection for the family, mothers, children and the aged. Article 39 Young persons have the right to be afforded the most ample opportunities for physical and mental development. Part III Article 40 (a) The States members of the League's Council which are parties to the Charter shall elect a Committee of Experts on Human Rights by secret ballot. (b) The Committee shall consist of seven members nominated by the member States Parties to the Charter. The initial elections to the Committee shall be held six months after the Charter's entry into force. The Committee shall not include more than one person from the same State. (c) The Secretary-General shall request the member States to submit their candidates two months before the scheduled date of the elections. (d) The candidates, who must be highly experienced and competent in the Committee's field of work, shall serve in their personal capacity with full impartiality and integrity. (e) The Committee's members shall be elected for a three-year term which, in the case of three of them, shall be renewable for one further term, their names being selected by lot. The principle of rotation shall be observed as far as possible. (f) The Committee shall elect its chairman and shall draw up its rules of procedure specifying its method of operation. (g) Meetings of the Committee shall be convened by the Secretary-General at the Headquarters of the League's Secretariat. With the Secretary-General's approval, the Committee may also meet in another Arab country if the exigencies of its work so require. Article 41 1. The States Parties shall submit reports to the Committee of Experts on Human Rights in the following manner: (a) An initial report one year after the date of the Charter's entry into force. (b) Periodic reports every three years. (c) Reports containing the replies of States to the Committee's questions. 2. The Committee shall consider the reports submitted by the member States Parties 4