2. The Application is filed against the Republic of Rwanda referred to as the “Respondent State”) which African Charter on Human and Peoples' became (hereinafter a party to the Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the Charter") on 21 October 1986 and to the Protocol on 25 May 2004. It also deposited on 22 January 2013 the Declaration provided for under Article 34(6) of the Protocol by which it accepted the jurisdiction of the Court to receive applications from individuals and Non-Governmental Organisations. On 29 February 2016, the Respondent State notified the Chairperson of the African Union Commission of its intention to withdraw the said Declaration. The African Union Commission transmitted to the Court, the notice of withdrawal on 3 March 2016. By a ruling dated 3 June 2016, the Court decided that the withdrawal by the Respondent State would take effect from 1 March 2017.1 Il. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION A. Facts of the matter 3. The Applicant damaged damage states that as at 23 March 2013, his house had been by heavy rains, and that he subsequently tried to repair the in order to be able to shelter his family. neighbours who did not want him to However, undertake the that, some repairs sent confidential reports to the authorities claiming that no local authority could go to his house attack 4. The to assess the situation as the Applicant threatened to such persons with a machete. Applicant submits that on the basis of these false confidential reports, the local authority representative of Nyarugenge District in the municipality of Kigali went to his home people. The representative proceeded 1 See Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v. Republic of Rwanda 2 accompanied by a crowd to inspect his house of and take (jurisdiction) (2016) 1 AfCLR 562 § 67.