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The mass expulsion of West Africans from Zambia violated rights to non-discrimination, due process, and protection against mass expulsion.
Human rights – mass expulsion – non-nationals – right to due process – discrimination – right to an effective remedy – African Charter, Articles 2, 7.1(a) and 12(5).
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31 October 1996 |
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Whether the respondent’s alleged torture, killings, arbitrary detention and deprivation of basic services constituted serious or massive violations of the African Charter.
Human rights — Communications alleging torture, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial executions, unfair trials, persecution of religious minority, and denial of basic services — Admissibility: exhaustion of local remedies inapplicable where impractical — State non‑response permits Commission to accept complainants’ facts — Violations of African Charter (Arts. 4,5,6,7,8,16,17, etc.) — Article 58 referral.
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4 April 1996 |
