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African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
necessary in a democratic society. To substantiate this argument, she avers that the
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Proclamation of 2009 does not meet the standard of being provided for by law because
it contains broad definitions of "terrorist acts" in Article 3 thereof and "terrorist
organisation"
in Article 7 thereof. That to meet this criterion it is not merely the
existence of a rule in a national legislation Jut the law must be sufficiently precise so
that individuals
would be able to regulat~ their conduct accordingly. The Second
Compl~inant also submits that the various Jriminal
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read together with the overly broad defiJtion
Article 3 thereof
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intimidating the pUblic or a section of the p
destabilising or destroying the fundamental
political, constitutiq~fll or economic or s~cial<institutions of the country" or destabilising an
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thi Second Complamant
submits that the
restriction off.i~rr;i~l;e~domof expression on the basis of the Proclamation was not
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'constitutes a violation of Article 9 of the Charter.
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The 'Second Complainant
submits, that the restriction
of her freedom of
expression dj'~~i;flotserve a legitimate interest. She submits that whilst the protection
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of national security constitutes a legitimate ~nterest, the Respondent State has failed to
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demonstrate a direct link between the expression and a specific t~~e1~ust
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mere risk. She referenced UNHRC General Comment No. 3435 yVl}~Ji:.'sta.t€S'vvth '
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