I. THE PARTIES 1. Ms Aminata Soumaré (hereinafter referred to as "the Applicant") is a Malian national. She was Director of a multi-service communication agency responsible for managing the image of the President of the National Transitional Council of Mali. The Applicant alleges the violations of her rights during proceedings before domestic courts. 2. The application is filed against the Republic of Mali (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent State”) which became a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Charter”) on 21 October 1986 and to the Protocol on 20 June 2000. On 19 February 2010, the Respondent State also deposited the Declaration provided for in Article 34(6) of the Protocol by virtue of which it accepts the jurisdiction of the Court to receive applications from individuals and Non-Governmental Organizations (hereinafter referred to as “the Declaration”). II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION A. Facts of the matter 3. The Applicant alleges that, on 19 April 2012, she was abducted and held for three (3) weeks. She affirms that during the said period, she was raped and tortured. 4. She further avers that, on the night of her abduction, she was interrogated by police officers at the “office of the National Police” in relation to some militants and others who were plotting a coup. 5. The Applicant further affirms that on 27 April 2012, the Inspector General and Head of the Police Investigation Department requested a specialist neurologist to assess her health condition. 2