60. The Court will not belabor this agreed point save to reiterate that while legal persons can sue for the violation of their human rights, limitations are imposed on the category of human rights in respect of which such legal persons can bring an action. In addressing this limitation the Court held, “The established exceptions under which corporate bodies can ground an action are rights that are fundamental rights not dependent on human rights and they include right to fair hearing, right to property and right to freedom of expression.” DEXTER OIL LIMITED V REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA (ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/19), PAGE 21. 61. It is established from the pleadings before the Court that the Applicants are legal persons as they are described as La Ligue Senegalaise Des Droits Humains (Senegalese League of Human Rights), an association registered under Senegalese law, and Amnesty International Section Senegal, a nongovernmental organization also resident in Senegal. Nevertheless, for their Application to be admitted, the Applicants must establish that they fall within the recognised exceptions to cloth them with capacity to bring this action. 62. The Applicants’ allegation is premised on the violation of their right to assembly, free movement and freedom of expression all contrary to Articles 11, 12 and 9 of the Charter respectively. From the established exceptions earlier provided, it is obvious that the only action that the Applicants can maintain for themselves is the right of freedom of expression. 63. This reasoning is confirmed by the Court when it held that it has “made it abundantly clear that non- natural persons can enjoy freedom of 20

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