102. In the instant case, the Applicant seeks to hold the Defendant State responsible for the violation of her human rights to dignity and not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, because it failed to conduct an effective investigation to prosecute the perpetrators of rape and other acts of violence inflicted against her. 103. He also admitted that the sexual abuse was not carried out by a State actor and stressed that, even so, the Defendant must take responsibility for the violation of his rights, since it did not prosecute or punish the offenders. 104. Regarding the State’s responsibility for acts of human rights violations, this Court wrote in the aforementioned case AIRCRAFTWOMAN BEAUTY IGBOBIE UZEZI v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA that: “States have the responsibility under international human rights law to respect, protect and fulfill the human rights in the treaties to which they are parties. In this sense, with regard to sexual violence, States are obliged to take measures to refrain from violating the rights of individuals; prevent sexual violence by non-State actors, investigate and prosecute all allegations of sexual violence and enact legislation to further guarantee the protection of individuals within their territory.” (see §65). 105. Also, with regard to the State’s obligations to prevent sexual violence and its consequences, the African Commission wrote in its GUIDELINES ON COMBATING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN AFRICA adopted in 2017 that: “States should take the necessary measures to prevent all forms of sexual violence and its consequences, in particular by eliminating the root causes of such violence, including sexist and homophobic discrimination, patriarchal prejudices and stereotypes about women and girls and/or prejudices and stereotypes based on gender identity, real or perceived sexual orientation, and/or certain prejudices of 26 EE