iii. the right to a remedy enshrined in Article 56(5) of the Charter, Article 8 of the UDHR, Article 1(h) of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy, Article 7(1) of the Charter, and Articles 2(3), 14(1-3) and 19 of the ICCPR; iv. the right to freedom of the media protected by Article 19(2) of the ICCPR; v. the right to freedom of religion protected by Article 18 of the ICCPR; vi. the obligation to ensure that the competent authorities respond appropriately to any remedy found to be well-founded, protected by Article 2(3)(c) of the ICCPR, and of the right to reparation protected by Articles 27 and 30 of the Protocol; vii. the right to the effective guarantee, protection and enjoyment of fundamental rights protected by Article 1 of the Charter, Article 2(1) and (2) of the ICCPR and Article 1(h) of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy; viii. the obligation to establish and strengthen independent and impartial national electoral management bodies protected by Article 17(1) of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG); ix. the right to participate freely in the conduct of the public affairs of one's country protected by Article 13(1) of the Charter and Article 21 of the UDHR; x. the right to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections based on universal and equal suffrage and secret ballot, ensuring the free expression of the will of the electorate as protected by Article 25(b) of the ICCPR; xi. the right of defence, protected by Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter; xii. the right to associate freely with others protected by Article 22(1) of the ICCPR; xiii. the right to non-discrimination protected by Article 2 of the Charter; xiv. the obligation to reject and condemn unconstitutional changes of government protected by Article 3(10) of the ACDEG; xv. the obligation to sanction any amendment or review of constitutions or legal instruments that undermines the principle of democratic change of government protected by Article 23(5) of the ACDEG; xvi. the right to privacy protected by Article 17 of the ICCPR; xvii. the obligation to ensure the effectiveness of the rights guaranteed by the Covenant protected by Article 2 of the ICCPR. 4

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