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The African Commission found Sudan violated Charter rights after arbitary arrest, incommunicado detention, torture, denial of fair trial safeguards, and retaliation for political expression.
The EACJ dismissed a reference against Rwanda as time-barred, holding that the alleged Treaty violation arose years before the case was filed.
The applicants failed to submit evidence and arguments on admissibility within the prescribed and extended deadlines, demonstrating lack of interest and diligence, warranting the striking out of the communication.
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The applicants failed to submit the required evidence and arguments on admissibility within the prescribed and extended deadlines, demonstrating lack of diligence and precluding the Commission from determining admissibility.
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The African Commission found Sudan liable for torture, arbitrary detention, and related rights violations against three human rights defenders, and ordered compensation and investigations.
The Commission found that the complainants failed to submit observations on the merits within the prescribed deadlines and did not respond to further communications, demonstrating lack of diligent prosecution. Consequently, the communication was struck out.
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The Commission found that the Respondent State violated Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 9(2), 16(1), 18(3), and 26 of the African Charter by failing to protect the victims from gender-based violence, not conducting effective investigations, and not providing effective remedies. The violence was gender-specific, state actors were complicit or failed to act, and the state failed to meet its positive obligations. There was no violation of Articles 7(1)(a) and 16(2) as the victims had access to appeal and received medical attention.
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The Nigerian government, by direct action and omission, violated the rights to health, environment, property, food, life, and adequate housing of the Ogoni people under the African Charter by failing to prevent and remedy environmental degradation, violence, and deprivation caused by oil operations and state security forces.
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The Nigerian government, through direct action and failure to regulate or prevent abuses by oil companies and security forces, violated the rights to health, environment, property, housing, food, and life of the Ogoni people under the African Charter by failing to respect, protect, promote, and fulfil these rights, and by facilitating or condoning acts that led to environmental degradation, destruction of property and food sources, forced evictions, and violence.
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