:(..~CH'~ACHPR , I African Commission on Human Rights our Collective Responsibility Human and Peoples' Rights (xii) Alleged violation of the Nuba's collective rights (Articles 19, 20, 21 and 23 of the African Charter) 91. The Complainants submitted that the Respondent State's assault on members of the Nuba ethnic group violates their collective rights as a "people" under the African Charter. Specifically, they submitted that the Respondent State is responsible for violations of the Nuba people's right to equality under Article 19; their right to existence and self-determination under Article 20; their right to freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources under Article 21(1) and (2);and their right to peace and security under Article 23(1) of th~ African C~arter. 92. The Complainants submitted that, due to the history of targeted violations committed by the Respondent State against the Nuba people during the conflict in South Kordofan, militias and government forces in South Kordofan killed individuals because they belonged to the Nuba. 93. The Complainants submitted that the Respondent State has denied the Nuba their fundamental rights enshrined in the African Charter, including their right to life, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, and to liberty ~nd security of the person. 94. The Complainants submitted that based on the continued and specially targeted violations against this group, the Nuba cannot enjoy the same respect and the same rights as others in Sudan in violation of Article 19 of the African Charter. 95. The Complainants submitted that the scale of the human rights violations committed by the Respondent State's forces against the Nuba people threatens their existence as a people in violation of Article 20 of the African Charter. 96. The Complainants also submitted that the Respondent State's forces destroyed wealth and natural resources in the Nuba Mountains without providing any compensation to the Nuba People in violation of Article 21(1) and (2) of the African Charter. 97. The Complainants submitted that the destruction of thousands of homes and cultivated land in the Nuba Mountains has effectively denied the inhabitants their right to dispose of their own wealth without compensation. 98. The Complainants submitted that the Respondent State is furthermore responsible for violating the Nuba peoples' right to national peace and security through the unprovoked attacks on villages by state forces. 19 An Organ of the AfriGan (/ ":) Union' ,,"/:/ Phone: (220 ~~~~ Email: au-banju/@africa-union.org https:/achpr,au,inVO 0 a