ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Human Rights our Collective Responsibility _' , Article 7 (1) of the 2009 Proclamation states ;'Whose'oer recruits another person or takes training or becomes a member or participates in: any capacity for the purpose of a terrorist , organization or committing a terrorist act, on the basis of his level of participation, IS punishable with rigorous imprisonment from 5 Article 7(2) of the 2009 Proclamation states serves as a leader or decision maker in a terrorist organization is punishable with Article 9 of the 2009 Proclamation states that a property is a proceed of terrorist act or conceals or disguises the properiv is pu with rigorous imprisonment from 5to 15 years." Article 2 (4) of the 2009 Proclama association or organization which is ' of committing acts of ferrorism", terrorism or assists or . an organization so proscribed. as From the ,:~iJov'€''.>.. .. 171. notes that the definition of n~TH" 'terrorist acts' aDd the elements that broad, not pre'~~~'~"and not formula sufficient precision I ,', to foresee the I cOl1~equences which,,~,given action tJiay entail. For example, it is not clear as to what '.}~" '.'. . -, :,." ,,'.~ . : I amoq$(i§;::JP "destabilii;iHg\\'or" ~~~tifoying the fundamental \::i)~<;::~~t:~~';·~·;;'~~i~~~~~::. ;, " "',~, .."'. ~«,' ..' ::r_.), )' ...''~ political, constitutional or, I econom~:~,or:soefg,~i\iY;§J:itutions a/the country" or" creation of serious risk to the safety or health ~r~~:·\ ':/~J;h:;,t::;~~T:;:~iL.,~,~, I • of the pu1:Jtt~orc::(ifctio-n"o]i'j~public."Secondly, the offences enumerated therein are broad \(r.s{iy';' 1:1:~0;:" I enough to l~~lude legitimate/lawful acts which would otherwise be protected under "s -, national and{'~:t1t,~rnationallaw., Also, the definition of 'terrorism i'<'",-",'" organization' in • Article 2 ther~6f and the "terrorist acts" in Articles 4 and 7 thereof are all linked to the broad definition of Article 3 thereof and' the offences listed therein. Therefore, the application of these provisions is susceptible to being used arbitrarily or in an abusive I manner against . . certain category of persons ! . or groups Commission also notes that the Second Complainant - ,I . .,' or organi§_ations. The .~~ANANOA~" IS a Journafl.sb"aS;&V:V&en~@. 'Y ~, the various media houses she worked f01!, the establishment o~'I1~r;~Whl~ 54 I p : age A7ri;;nh~~ Unlon~l , l:lll ! i I ~ ~. \(\C::TJ)\ \ ~ ~ The African Commi ·sion o~ HUI~11)?andpeqp~s'Cil \ - ,;of>.- l}igJits 31 Bijilo Anne 51J!, ~mbO\N~rt~[)l~ri~J? t:§;g_astBSl910Il feamgl6 ' Phone: (220) 23 , 61'Fax~(~~Q.)A~1 q5'11 Eniail: a >bar:Jiul@afriGacunran~&rg hiip~?i~cr:mti6 {} G