Vitine v Cameroon (Communication 106 of 1993)
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Holding
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights applied article 55 of the African Charter and decided not to take up the communication filed by Amuh Joseph Vitine alleging wrongful persecution by the government of Cameroon and seeking refugee status in Senegal and Niger.
Outcome
Communication dismissed under article 55 of the African Charter
Facts
Amuh Joseph Vitine filed a communication with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights alleging wrongful persecution by the government of Cameroon. He requested the Commission to save his life, prevail on the government to stop the hunt against him, and appeal to the governments of Senegal and Niger to grant him refugee status. The Commission considered the communication and applied article 55 of the African Charter.
Issues
- Whether the Commission should take up the communication concerning alleged persecution by the government of Cameroon.
Orders
- Communication not taken up under article 55.
Full judgment
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