ACHPR
African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
39. The Complainants submitted that,
is no court superior to the
Constitutional Court, its decision
them in a position where they are
without any other practical legal
other than eviction. They further
argued that it is no answer to say in
circumstances that the case for the
eviction of the Complainants must
because waiting for the courts to
evict them first before taking action to protect their rights would be illogical.
They argued that they have no other
tive remedies, due to the fact that
the Municipality and the appellate
have refused to assist them. They also
claimed that if evicted, they will have
shelter over their heads, and if not
evicted, they will be condemned to
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current inhumane
circumstances without any relief in
is aimed at a State
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Party to the African Charter, because rnlE~~l'(leSr)Onla
virtue of the
provisions of the Housing Act 107
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deliver housing, which it has UUJ.",!,-<a pending
case for their eviction. They
Act of the
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Respondent State, it is the
policy, to set delivery.
promote the capacity of
provincial and
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of Government in the
Respondent State
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41.
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<"submitted within a reasonable
Court order dismissing their
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of three months after the dismissal of
they appended to their submissions,
of the Commission in August
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43,
The Respondent State argued that the
Article 56(2) of the African Charter
Charter has taken place and that the
the prima facie violation of rights in
that the Communication is manifestly
44. The Respondent State submitted that:
they have been evicted, and
accommodation; (ii) at the present
or settlement mechanism.