sos esclaves v mauritania communication 198 of 1997 1999 achpr 3 5 may 1999

sos esclaves v mauritania communication 198 of 1997 1999 achpr 3 5 may 1999

The complainant failed to provide information on the status of internal procedures or judicial decisions, preventing the Commission from determining whether local remedies had been exhausted. Therefore, the communication is inadmissible for non-exhaustion of internal remedies.

Citation
sos esclaves v mauritania communication 198 of 1997 1999 achpr 3 5 may 1999
Parties
Complainant: S.O.S. - Esclaves; Respondent: Mauritania
Court
ACHPR
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
5 May 1999
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility Decision
Outcome
communication declared inadmissible
Legal Topics
Slavery, Exhaustion of Local Remedies, Admissibility of Communications, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Source Language
English
Human Rights Law Slavery Exhaustion of Local Remedies Admissibility of Communications African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Parties

S.O.S. - Esclaves

Complainant

Mauritania

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Communication / Admissibility Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the communication is admissible under Article 56(5) of the African Charter due to exhaustion of local remedies
  2. 2 Whether the facts alleged constitute violations of the African Charter

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant failed to provide information on the status of internal procedures or judicial decisions, preventing the Commission from determining whether local remedies had been exhausted. Therefore, the communication is inadmissible for non-exhaustion of internal remedies.

Court Disposition

communication declared inadmissible

Orders

  • Communication is inadmissible due to non-exhaustion of internal remedies.
  • Complainant may resubmit upon exhaustion of local remedies.