The Court composed of: Sylvain ORE, President; Ben KIOKO, Vice-President; Gerard NIYUNGEKO, EI Hadji GUISSE, Raf;;'a BEN ACHOUR, Solomy B. BOSSA, Angelo V. MATUSSE, Ntyam S. O. MENGUE, Marie-Therese MUKAMULlSA, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA - Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. In the matter of: ALFRED AGBESI WOYOME Represented by: a) Ken Stephen ANKU Counsel b) Kuaka OSAFO-BUABENG Counsel v. REPUBLIC OF GHANA Unrepresented After deliberation, Issues the following Order, I. THE PARTIES 1. The Application is filed by Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome, (hereinafter referred to as "the Applicant), a national of Ghana, against the Republic of Ghana (hereinafter referred to as "the Respondent State"). 2. The Respondent State became a Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the Charter") on 1 March, 1989 and to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the 1