a corollary of the right to peace and security, and Article 8,11 under which they undertake to condemn and eliminate all forms of discrimination and discriminatory practices which, for individuals, correspond to the right to non-discrimination. Similarly, under Article 12,12 State Parties undertake to provide protection and assistance to displaced persons, while under Article 1313 of the said Pact, they undertake to protect the property rights of this category of persons, and those of refugees. 115. Consequently, the articles of the Great Lakes Pact mentioned in the preceding paragraph can be considered as human rights provisions. 116. In any event, it is clear from the Application that all the rights alleged by the Applicant to have been violated are protected by the Charter, the ICCPR and the ICESCR, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (hereinafter “the ACRWC”), as well as the Protocol on the Rights of Women, which are all human rights instruments ratified by the Respondent State. In the circumstances, the objection to the Court’s jurisdiction herein cannot be sustained. the territory of other Member States, or from tolerating the presence on their territories of armed groups or insurgents engaged in armed conflict of involved in acts of violence or subversion against the Government of another State.” 11 Article 8 of the Great Lakes Pact provides that: “The Member States, in accordance with the Protocol on the Prevention and the Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity and all forms of Discrimination, recognize that the crime of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity are crimes under international law and against the rights of peoples, and undertake in particular: a) To refrain from, prevent and punish, such crimes; b) To condemn and eliminate all forms of discrimination and discriminatory practices; c) To ensure the strict observance of this undertaking by all national, regional and local public authorities and institutions; (d) To proscribe all propaganda and all Organization’s which are inspired by ideas and theories based on the superiority of a race or a group of people of a particular ethnic origin, or which try to justify or encourage any form of ethnic, religious, racial or gender based hatred or discrimination.” 12 Article 12 of the Great Lakes Pact: “The Member States undertake, in accordance with the Protocol on the Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Person, to provide special protection and assistance to internally displaced persons and in particular to adopt and implement the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement as proposed by the United Nations Secretariat.” 13 Article 13 of the Great Lakes Pact provides that: “The Member States undertake, in accordance with the Protocol on the Property Rights of Returning Persons, to provide legal protection for the property of internally displaced persons and refugees in their countries of origin, and in particular: a) Adopt legal principles whereby the Member States shall ensure that refugees and internally displaced persons, upon returning to their areas of origin, recover their property with the assistance of the local traditional and administrative authorities.” 29

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