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The Application is inadmissible because the Applicants failed to exhaust local remedies, as their cassation appeal was still pending before the domestic courts at the time of filing the Application.
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The application is inadmissible because the applicants did not exhaust domestic remedies; their appeal against the indictment and continued detention was still pending before the national Court of Cassation at the time of filing. The Court therefore cannot consider the merits or order interim measures.
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The Court held that Reckya Madougou, having given a mandate ad litem to the main applicant, is not a third party to the proceedings. Her interests are already represented in the main application, and thus she cannot be admitted as an intervenor under Rule 61. The application for intervention is therefore inadmissible.
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The African Court held that the review application raised no new facts or evidence and declared it inadmissible, while confirming its personal jurisdiction.
The African Court struck out Thomas Boni Yayi’s application after he asked to discontinue the case and the Respondent State filed no objection.
The application is inadmissible because the applicants failed to exhaust available and effective local remedies before filing with the Court, and the proceedings were not unduly prolonged.
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The African Commission found Egypt responsible for multiple Charter violations arising from the violent breakup of a Sudanese sit-in in Cairo.
The African Court reopened proceedings on reparations, admitted Tanzania’s late response, and directed the applicants to file a reply within 30 days.
The Court, in the interest of justice and good administration, exercised its discretion to reopen the proceedings and admit the respondent's late submissions.
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The complainants failed to demonstrate that they had exhausted available domestic judicial remedies or that such remedies were unavailable, ineffective, or unduly prolonged. The Commission found that Nigerian courts provide avenues for judicial review and enforcement of fundamental rights, which the complainants did not pursue or show to be unavailable. Therefore, the communication does not meet the admissibility requirements under Article 56(5) and (6) of the African Charter.
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