159. However on the other hand, under their claim for reparation, they urge the Court pay to them the said compensation for the violation of the rights of Senegalese people which they put thus: Consequently, order the Republic of Senegal to pay the sum of 500,000,000 CFA francs in compensation to Amnesty International Senegal Section and to the Senegalese League of Human Rights; DOC 1 CLAIM IV PAGE 11. 160. The Court is of the considered opinion that the principle of representative action for human rights violation does not confer any benefit on the applicant who is acting on behalf of others. “The Court has held in plethora of cases that non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and public spirited individuals can institute actions on behalf group of victims from a community or class of people based on common public interest to claim for the violation of their human rights, because this group may not have the knowledge and financial capacity to maintain legal action of such magnitude which affects the rights of many people, as public interest issues are generally for the welfare and well-being of every individual in a society.” (Emphasis ours). THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF JAMA’A FOUNDATION & 5 ORS V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & 1 ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/20 PAGE 14. 161. Thus the Court concludes that the Applicants as representatives of the Senegalese people cannot benefit from the reliefs granted to the Applicants who they are representing. The Court therefore finds that the Applicants are not entitled to damages of 500,000,000 CFA claimed for themselves, as the said compensation is to assuage the alleged damages suffered by peoples whom they allegedly represent. 48