Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
10. The Complainants assert that on 10 March, Abdel-Rahman and the rest of the detainees
were interrogated and charged with manufacturing weapons and Molotov cocktails,
possessing knives, and sabotaging public and private property+
11. On the same day, Abdel-Rahman and the other detainees faced a judge in the presence
of two lawyers who were assigned to them. They repeatedly asked to speak to their
families but were refused. On 11 March at around 10 pm, Abdel-Rahman was released
from the military prison along with the other detainees.
ARTICLES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN VIOLATED
12. The Complainants allege the violation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 9(2), 11, (3) and 26 of the
African Charter.
PRAYERS
13. The Complainants request the Commission to examine their case and specifically seek:
(a) Recognition by the Commission of violations of these articles of the Charter;
(b) recognition
by the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces of the occurrence of forced
genital examinations against the Applicants and an undertaking that such examinations
will not be repeated;
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(c) prosecution of the perpetrators of the violations;
(d) reforming the military prison procedures code so as to include strict guarantees for
respecting the bodily integrity and privacy rights of prisoners during searches, medical
check-ups and during their detention;
(e) reforming the Miliiarq Justice Code for the civil prosecutor and civil courts to have
exclusive jurisdiction to investigate and adjudicate allegations of violations by military
personnel against civilians; and
if) provision of compensation to the Applicants.
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