diawara v benin communication no 1888 1994 achpr 13 3 november 1994

diawara v benin communication no 1888 1994 achpr 13 3 november 1994

The communication was declared inadmissible because the complainant had not exhausted local remedies, as the case was still pending before the courts in Benin.

Citation
diawara v benin communication no 1888 1994 achpr 13 3 november 1994
Parties
Complainant: Hadj Boubacare Diawara; Respondent: Government of Benin
Court
ACHPR
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
3 November 1994
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility
Outcome
inadmissible
Legal Topics
Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Source Language
English
Human Rights Arbitrary Detention Torture Exhaustion of Local Remedies

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Parties

Hadj Boubacare Diawara

Complainant

Government of Benin

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Communication / Admissibility

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the communication is admissible given the alleged arbitrary detention and torture
  2. 2 Whether local remedies have been exhausted

Ratio Decidendi

The communication was declared inadmissible because the complainant had not exhausted local remedies, as the case was still pending before the courts in Benin.

Court Disposition

inadmissible