African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights - 2011

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November 2011
A complaint was found inadmissible by the African Commission due to unreasonable delay in submission after exhausting local remedies.
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Admissibility of communications – Exhaustion of local remedies – Requirement to submit communication within a reasonable time after exhaustion of remedies – Application of Article 56(5) and (6).
5 November 2011
March 2011
Emergency detention and trial procedures, including torture and lack of fair trial guarantees, violated key rights under the African Charter.
Human rights – prohibition of torture and ill-treatment – fair trial rights – independence and impartiality of courts – use of confessions obtained under torture – denial of right to appeal in capital cases – emergency courts and executive control – compliance with African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
3 March 2011
A communication regarding forced eviction was declared inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies.
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – admissibility of communication – local remedies – alleged eviction – exhaustion of local judicial remedies – inadmissibility for pre-maturity.
3 March 2011
A complaint of enforced disappearance was held inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies and unreasonable delay in submission.
Human rights – Enforced disappearance – Continuing violations – Ratione temporis jurisdiction of the African Commission – Exhaustion of domestic remedies – Reasonable time for submission of communications – Inadmissibility due to non-compliance with procedural requirements.
3 March 2011