of both the inferior courts and the Supreme Court amply prove that equal protection of the law has been undermined with regard to the Dioulas. The same conditions are applicable to the other victims within the limits of the preceding conclusions concerning them. Without it being necessary to comprehensively consider the grounds of the Parties on this point, the Commission concludes that a violation of the provisions of Article 3 of the Charter has occurred. Subsequent Violations 157. The Commission refers to its conclusions deriving from the consideration of alleged violations of Article 5 of the Charter to reiterate that the violation of the right to dignity is a direct consequence of the denial of nationality as a legal status. With reference to the said conclusions, dignity is inherent to the other rights under the Charter. The same reasoning is applicable interchangeably to several other rights under the Charter. Thus, when a right such as nationality is denied or challenged, it becomes impossible to enjoy a set of rights arising out of the enjoyment of a legal status. In principle, the right to enjoy the benefits attached to nationality is violated once the individual is deprived of this legal recognition. 158. Furthermore, the Commission notes that it has ruled, particularly in Legal Resources Foundation, on the consequences of the violation of the right to equality protected under Article 2 of the Charter. It also concluded that the non-observance of the principle of equality before the law « affects the capacity to enjoy many other rights ». It is noteworthy that the Commission had then found that discrimination on the grounds enumerated by the Charter was the cause of violence and socio-economic instability which benefitted no one.45 The subsequent consideration deals with the violation of these rights alleged to be the consequence of the denial of nationality. Consequently, the attendant analysis will frequently refer to the grounds and submissions ensuing from the consideration of the major violations, while producing grounds specific to the concerned subsequent violation. Violation of Article 12 159. To conclude that there has been a violation of the provisions of Article 12 of the Charter, the Complainant alleges that the denial of nationality has made it impossible for most Dioulas to acquire identity documents and, for that matter, to travel both within and without the territory of the Respondent State. It appears that the Complainant alleges that the violation of the 45 Legal Resources Foundation v. Zambia, op. cit. para 63. 50

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