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Citation
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Judgment date
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| October 1996 |
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Prolonged detention without trial violates rights to liberty and fair hearing under the African Charter.
Human rights – prolonged detention without trial – right to liberty and security of person – right to fair hearing within reasonable time – admissibility of communication where local remedies unavailable – right to return to one's country.
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31 October 1996 |
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A communication was declared inadmissible due to loss of contact and inability to reach the complainant or successors.
African Charter – admissibility of communications – requirement for identification and contactability of complainant – effect of loss of contact and death of complainant – communication declared inadmissible.
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31 October 1996 |
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The Commission found serious or massive violations of multiple Charter rights by Rwanda, including ethnic-based killings, expulsions, and arbitrary detentions.
Human rights – serious or massive violations – expulsion of refugees – arbitrary arrest and detention – summary executions – ethnic discrimination – right to life, liberty, security, dignity, due process, and asylum – admissibility in cases of massive violations.
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31 October 1996 |
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The Commission accepted government concessions on flawed voter registration and welcomed planned reforms to ensure free and fair elections.
Electoral law – right to participate in government – voter registration procedures – safeguards against fraud – amicable resolution – commitment to legal reform.
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31 October 1996 |
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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 |
| April 1996 |
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The Commission found serious and massive violations of multiple Charter rights by the Government of Zaire, including torture and denial of basic services.
Human Rights – Torture – Arbitrary Arrest and Detention – Extrajudicial Executions – Unfair Trials – Religious Persecution – Restrictions on Freedom of Association and the Press – Right to Health and Education – Serious and Massive Violations – Non-exhaustion of Local Remedies in Cases of Systemic Abuses.
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4 April 1996 |
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The Commission found that serious and massive human rights violations by the respondent State breached numerous provisions of the African Charter.
Human rights – serious or massive violations – torture, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial executions, unfair trials, religious persecution, suppression of press, denial of health and education – exhaustion of local remedies – State's failure to cooperate.
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4 April 1996 |
