torture, state-sponsored violence, arbitrary detention, detention in
inhumane conditions, detention without recourse to the courts, and
denial of medical attention while in detention, constitute multiple
violations of his right to domestic laws enforcing the provisions of the
African Charter, as protected by Article 1 of the African Charter;
h) Make a recommendation that Sudan make reparations to the Complainant,
consisting of, amongst others, lost income, medical expenses, and
compensation for physical and emotional suffering; and
i) Make a declaration that the 2010 National Security Act and the Emergency
and Protection of Public Safety Act (1997) violate Sudan's obligations under
international law.
Procedure
18. The Complaint was received at the Secretariat of the African Commission 13
October 2015, and receipt was acknowledged on 14 October 2015.
19. The Commission was seized of the Communication during its 57th Ordinary
Session which took place from 04 to 18 November 2015, and this decision was
communicated to the Parties through Note Verbale and letter dated 18
November 2015. The Complainant was requested to submit on admissibility
within two months.
20. On 26 November 2015 the Complainant wrote to the Commission requesting for
an extension of sixty (60) days within which to submit on admissibility, and
further follow up correspondences on 12 and 15 January 2016. The Secretariat
responded on 18 January 2016 indicating that a one month extension was
granted from the deadline for the admissibility submissions.
21. The Complainant's submissions on admissibility were received at the
Commission on 18 February 2016. On 22 March 2016 the Complainant's
submissions were transmitted to the Respondent State, which was requested to
submit on admissibility within two months.
22. On 06 May 2016 the Secretariat informed the Parties that consideration of the
Communication had been deferred during the 58th Ordinary Session, pending
submissions on admissibility by the Respondent State.