ACHPR
African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
already contained in its First, Second and Third Written Submissions
admissibility and duly noted by the CorSi
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175. After revisiting its decision on adrissibility,
it is the position of the
Commission that, unless (a) it is a ,I:equest to revise its decision on the
inadmissibility of a Communication and (9) a new and decisive fact is adduced by
the author of the Commission in support thereof, a review is unwarranted. As
such, the decision of the Commission ~n the admissibility of the Commission
stands.
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176. Regarding the substantive issues before the Co!1'iffiissio!'i;\theRespondent State
submitted that, in considering the atgu~~rts,,)n
suppOrt of its case, the
Commission must consider the principles 0.£'
of app,feciation, subsidiarity,
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has opted to treat these principles inJt:lli~;bpursedf;hs ana:iy~is,below:-"'"'
Alleged violation of Articles 5
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177. The Complainants allege.a violati~rit~y,Jhe Re ,Q)dent State of Article 5 of the
African Charter wit~,':J;~,§pecto the4::;#~h1,~o liv~\ihf:g!gnity. Article 5 provides
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degradation 1;91, man particularly si~tJerYJslaoe trade, torture, cruel, inhuman or
degrading pu#i$~ment and treatment shdU'b~ prohibited .
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178. BY\t~e~t~.~orof A~ti~:~~,~;~._"_
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C~arter~ the protection of the dignit~ and
resp~c,t.:I.prhe!entIn ev;¢.~i~f:B:l;1:~~P"
bemg ~s affirmed. In the case of Purohzt and
Another: v>The' Gambia, ffiei"Commission declared that 'human dignity is an
inherent basic. ·right .to which all hurrlan beings ... are entitled to without
discrimination.Sf In .Mddise v. Bots'Warla, the Commission also noted that
exposing ~ktims to <~personal suffering' and indignity' violates the right to
human digri~t~ ~pder Article 5 of the Afr·lcan Charter.f?
See First Submission on Admissibility on behalf of ~e Republic of South Africa (dated November
2012); Second Submission on Admissibility on behalf of the republic of South Africa (dated 31
January 2?13); First Subm~ssion Third Submission
Admissibility on behalf of the R.e.pu~s_~f
South Afnca (dated 13 Apn12013) paras 7,2.2-7.4.
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46 (2003) AHRLR 96 (ACHPR 2003) para 57.
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