politically-centered activities for which they are registered either as
political parties or organisations with the mandate to carry out advocacy,
promotion, outreach or support for engagement in participation in
government or other associated politically based activities. In the absence
of this vital and determinate information, the Court is unable to determine
that the said ban negatively impacted the realization of the mandate of the
Applicants.
81. In this wise, The Court aligns with the defense of the Respondent in
Document 3 page 7 paragraph 6 when they pleaded that “It is indisputable
that the restrictions in the Order relate to demonstrations of a political
nature and in no way concern the activities recognised to the applicants
(who, it is worth noting, are not political parties), nor do they oppose the
expression of their activities or the exercise of their recognised rights.’
82. The Applicants having failed to prove the causal link between the alleged
violation of their right to freedom of expression and the ban on political
demonstration, they have a fortiori failed to prove that they are victims
who suffered damages from the action of the Respondent in banning
political demonstration. The Court agrees with the Respondent when they
pleaded in Document 3 page 6 “that the Applicants who allege to be
victims do not demonstrate case of violation of their rights no claim that
they had suffered as a result of the restrictions of the Order N° 7580 /
MINSTSP of 20 July 2011.
83. Since the Court has held that the Applicants have failed to prove their
locus standi to initiate this action, a further examination of the contested
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