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Citation	Judgment date
May 2002
Institute For Human Rights and Development v Democratic Republic of Congo (Communication 238 of 2001) [2002] ACHPR 35 (16 May 2002) Allegations of arbitrary arrest, ill‑treatment and incommunicado detention withdrawn; Commission closed file without ruling on merits. Human rights — Allegations of arbitrary arrest, ill-treatment and incommunicado detention — Rights invoked: Arts. 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 26 African Charter — Admissibility and exhaustion of local remedies queried — Communication withdrawn — File closed without merits determination.	16 May 2002
Interights v Namibia (Communication 239 of 2001) [2002] ACHPR 36 (16 May 2002) Communication inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies; Commission may request interim relief against deportation. Admissibility — exhaustion of domestic remedies — Article 56(5) African Charter — premature communication while domestic proceedings pending — interim appeals to prevent deportation/irreparable harm.	16 May 2002
Law offices of Ghazi Suleiman v Sudan (Communication 220 of 1998) [2002] ACHPR 37 (16 May 2002) Communication dismissed as inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies under Article 56(5). Human rights admissibility – Exhaustion of local remedies – Article 56(5) African Charter – Alleged university closures – State of emergency and effectiveness of domestic remedies.	16 May 2002
April 2002
Essmc Shipping Co Ltd Vrs Customs Excise & Preventive Service [2002] GHACA 2 (23 April 2002) EL\|Attribution of Costs\|Remediation\|Wildlife (fauna)\|Marine species and fisheries	23 April 2002