Human Rights our Collective Responsibility 162. Based on these submissions, the Complainants invited the Commission to find that the Respondent State has acted in breach of Articles 20(1), 21(1), 22(1)and 24 of the African Charter, and prayed to the Commission for the following reliefs: (a) Call upon the Respondent State to ensure that the Complainants' right of access to their traditional lands is protected by law; (b) Call upon the Respondent State to establish an independent complaints mechanism to protect and prevent the rights of the Lower Omo people from encroachment; (c) Urge the Respondent State to ensure that re-settlements are voluntary, based on informed consent, and respect the cultural preferences of the people; (d) Urge the Respondent State to put in place mechanisms for guaranteeing greater transparency and more meaningful consultations; (e) Urge the Respondent State to require the relevant local government authorities as well as the plantation management to publish the environmental impact assessment report for the Kuraz and provide communities with a fuller picture of plans for the development of the valley, as required by Ethiopian law, so that they can make informed choices on issues such as resettlement; (f) Urge the Respondent State to provide a formal guarantee to protect communal grazing land in accordance with the domestic system of land administration; and (g) Urge the Respondent State to provide the Commission with a proposal for the livelihood reconstruction and long-term benefits for the Complainants as victims of the Gibe III and Kuraz development projects The Commission's analysis on the Merits 163. The present communication alleges that the Respondent State violated the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Lower Omo under Articles 20(1), 21(1), 22(1)and 24 of the African Charter in the pursuit of two development projects in the Respondent State, namely: the Gibe III Hydroelectric Power Project and the Kuraz. 164. The names of the affected groups are the Bodi, the Dassanech, the Hamar, the Kara, the Kwegu, the Mursi and the Nyangatom, which are distinct communities located in the South Omo zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia. An Organ of the 32 hltps:/achpr.au.intiO 0 a