According to the Authors, the Complainant is not allowed to communicate with his family,
his friends, the Embassy of Sweden, or any human rights organisation.
Alleged Violations of the Charter
9. The Authors allege that the Respondent State has violated Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (1), 9, and
18 of the African Charter.
Prayers of the Complainant
10. The Authors pray the African Commission to:
i.
Inquire into the Complainant’s whereabouts and the circumstances of his detention;
ii.
Order the cessation of the incommunicado detention of the Complainant;
iii. Order the Respondent State to allow counsel to meet and confer with the
Complainant, in private and unmonitored attorney-client conversation.
Procedure
11. The Communication was received at the Secretariat on 23 October 2012 and the Commission
was seized of the Communication at its 13th Extraordinary Session held from 19 – 25 February
2013.
12. During its 16th Extraordinary Session held from 19 to 29 July 2014 in Kigali Rwanda, the
Commission declared the Communication admissible and both parties were informed by
correspondence dated 04 August 2014. The Complainant was also requested to submit its
observations on the Merits in accordance with Rule 108 of the Commission’s Rules.
13. On 01 October 2014, the Complainant’s submissions on the Merits were received at the
Secretariat which acknowledged receipt by correspondence of 02 October 2014 and
transmitted same to the Respondent State for its comments in accordance with Rule 108 (1) of
the Commission’s Rules.
14. To date, the Respondent State has not submitted its observations on the Merits despite several
reminders to that effect.
15. On 4 May 2015, the Secretariat received correspondence (Note Verbale Ref: MOLS/020/15)
from the Respondent State in which the Respondent State objected to the Commission’s
decision on admissibility of the case.