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African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights
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law enforcement officials, including torture and ill-treatment, enforced
disappearances and rape, are effectively recognised as a criminal offence
under the law in Sudan;
iii. For criminal accountability of officials responsible for violations,
including by removing immunity legislation for such crimes that
officials enjoy under Sudanese legislation.
(g) ensure training in international
human rights and international
humanitarian law to law enforcement and military personnel and National
Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) agents.
Procedure
17. The Secretariate received the Complaint on 21st July 2011 and the
Communication was seized during the 50th Ordinary Session held from the 24
October to 5 November 2011 in Banjul, The Gambia.
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18. On
7 November 2011, the Commission issuedssl'rovisional
Measures and
respectfully requested the Respondent State to interiene with a view to preventing
irreparable harm being caused to the Victims.
19. By letter dated 16 November 2011, the Complainant was informed about Seizure
of the Communication and a copy of the Provisional Measures was forwarded to
the same. A Note Verbale informing the Respondent State about the Complaint was
also sent on the same date.
20. Communication 420/12 was subsequently received at the Secretariat on 23 April
2012.
21. At its 12th Extra-Ordinary Session which took place from 30 July to 4 August 2012
in Algiers, Algeria, the Commission decided to join Communication 420/12 with
Communication 402/11 and consider them together as a single Communication in
line with Rule 96(1) of its Rule of Procedure 2010. The Respondent State and the
Complainants were notified accordingly.
22. The Commission at its 12th Extra-Ordinary Session also considered the
implementation of its Provisional Measures and decided that the Provisional
Measures be resent.
23. On 21 August 2012, the Secretariat forwarded a Note Verbale to the Respondent
State resending the Provisional Measures. It requested the Respondent State to
report to the Commission on the actions
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