Pagnoule v Cameroon (Communication 39 of 1990)
Observed later treatment
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Holding
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights closed the file as the victim, Abdoulaye Mazou, who had been detained beyond his five-year prison term completed in April 1989, was released and the issue satisfactorily resolved.
Outcome
File closed following release of victim
Facts
Abdoulaye Mazou, a Cameroonian national, completed a five-year prison term in April 1989 but continued to be held in detention. Annette Pagnoule of Amnesty International submitted a communication to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights concerning this continued detention. By the time the Commission considered the matter, the victim had been released.
Issues
- Whether continued detention of a prisoner after completion of a five-year prison term constitutes a violation of human rights.
Orders
- File closed.
- Issue satisfactorily resolved following victim's release.
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