[1992] ACHPR 2
The African Commission determined that the communication did not allege any specific breaches of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. As a result, the file was closed in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, which sets out admissibility criteria for communications. The Commission emphasized that...
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- Citation
- [1992] ACHPR 2
- Parties
- Applicant: Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers; Respondent: Algeria
- Court
- African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Case Number
- Communication 104 of 1993
- Procedural Posture
- Communication / Final Decision
- Outcome
- file_closed
- Legal Topics
- Human Rights Monitoring, General Political Situation, Charter Compliance
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Applicant
Algeria
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Communication / Final Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the communication alleges specific breaches of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
- 2 Whether the communication meets the admissibility requirements under Article 56 of the Charter.
Ratio Decidendi
The African Commission determined that the communication did not allege any specific breaches of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. As a result, the file was closed in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, which sets out admissibility criteria for communications. The Commission emphasized that general information or commentary on the political situation, without reference to concrete violations, does not meet the threshold for consideration under its mandate.
Court Disposition
file_closed
Orders
- The file is closed as the communication does not allege specific breaches of the Charter.
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**Undated Communication No. 104/93**
### **AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS**
# **CENTRE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS v. ALGERIA**
## **DECISION**
- Citation: Ctr. for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v. Alg., Comm. 104/93, 7th ACHPR AAR Annex IX (1993-1994) - Publications: IHRDA, Compilation of Decisions on Communications of the African Commission On Human and Peoples' Rights Extracted from the Commission's Activity Reports 1994-2001, at 8 (2002); Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, at 349 (Malcolm D. Evans & Rachel Murray eds., 2001); (2000) AHRLR 15 (ACHPR 1994)
## COMMUNICATION ON THE GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN ALGERIA.
### FINAL DECISION
[1] The communication provides general information to the Commission and deals with no specific breaches of the Charter. The file is therefore closed. (Article 56 of the Charter).