concept by confirming the exclusion of several applications including that of
Mr. Ouattara, because he had held burkinabè nationality.
The Complaint
10. The Complainant alleges that Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18 and 22 of the
African Charter have been violated.
11. The Complainant requests the Commission to :
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Declare that Côte d’Ivoire violated the provisions of the
aforementioned Articles of the African Commission ;
Order the State to put an end to acts of discrimination and to
ensure that no acts of discrimination nor human rights violations
will be perpetrated against people from the northern part of Côte
d’Ivoire ;
Order the State to adopt a new legislation on nationality ;
Order the State to establish an independent mechanism to
appreciate the complaints of refugees who left Côte d’Ivoire and
would like to re-acquire Ivorian nationality ;
Finally, order the State to properly compensate persons whose
rights were violated as a result of discriminatory practices
perpetrated against them by Ivorian government officials.
PROCEDURE
12. The Complaint was submitted on 23 January 2006 to the Secretariat, which
acknowledged receipt of it the same day and informed the Complainant that
it will be submitted to the Commission at its 39th Ordinary Session scheduled
to take place in Banjul, The Gambia from 11 to 25 May 2006. During the aforementioned session, the Commission decided to be seized of the
Communication.
13. The Secretariat informed the Complainant about the decision on seisure on 17
July 2006, and requested the latter to submit its arguments on admissibility.
The Secretariat received the said arguments on 19 September 2006 and
forwarded them to the Respondent State on 30 October 2006, requesting it to
respond as quickly as possible.
14. By letters dated 12 February and 4 April 2007 respectively, the Secretariat
informed the Parties that the Commission had considered the
Communication during the 40th Ordinary Session and decided to defer its
consideration to the 41st Ordinary Session. The Respondent State was
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