International PEN v Burkina Faso (Communication 22 of 1988)
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Holding
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights declared the file closed under Article 56 of the African Charter after noting that Mr. Ernest N. Ouedraogo, the subject of the alleged wrongful detention complaint, had been released on 4 August 1989.
Outcome
File closed following release of detainee
Facts
International PEN filed a communication with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights alleging wrongful detention. The communication concerned Mr. Ernest N. Ouedraogo. By the time the Commission considered the matter at its Fifteenth Ordinary Session in April 1994, Mr. Ouedraogo had been released on 4 August 1989.
Issues
- Whether the communication concerning alleged wrongful detention should be closed following the release of the detainee.
Orders
- File declared closed under Article 56 of the Charter.
Legislation cited (2)
- African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Article 30
- African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Article 56
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