there is no justification for them to withhold the deposit of
declarations to enable individuals and NGOs have access to the
African Court and under Article 8(1)(c), 126 and 130 of the Treaty
for The Establishment of the East African Community they are
obliged to harmonize their laws to universally accepted standards of
Human rights and abstain from any measures that are likely to
jeopardize the achievement and objectives of the Treaty and the
African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights and all other
International Human Rights Conventions, International Law as well
as their various National Constitutions and laws.
f) The rule of law in East Africa requires that public affairs are
conducted in accordance with the Treaty for Establishment of the
East African Community Treaty and the acts of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th
Respondents are a blatant violation of the rule of law and are
unlawful and an infringement of the Treaty and the East African
Community Integration.
g)The United Republic of Tanzania, another Partner State of the East
African Community having signed, ratified, acceded to the Protocol to
the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the
Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights went
ahead and entered(sic) a declaration in conformity with Article 34(6)
along with other African State parties as follows:
i) Burkina Faso: The court shall be competent to receive cases
from individuals and NGOs with observer status within the
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. (signed
on 14/07/1998 and deposited on 28/07/1998);
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