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Nyamwasa and Others v Republic of Rwanda (Order) (Application 016/2015) [2016] AfCHPR 62 (3 June 2016)
The African Court held that Rwanda’s withdrawal of its Article 34(6) declaration did not suspend this pending application and ordered that it continue.
Gihana and Others v Republic of Rwanda (Order) (Application 017/2015) [2016] AfCHPR 64 (3 June 2016)
The Court held that the withdrawal by Rwanda of its declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol does not have the effect of suspending or terminating proceedings in cases that were filed prior to the withdrawal. The Court reasoned that its jurisdiction over such applications was established at the time of filing, and the subsequent withdrawal cannot retroactively affect the rights of applicants or the Court's competence to hear the matter. This position was confirmed in the Court's earlier ruling in Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda, which established that withdrawal of a dec…
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Alexandre v Republic of Cameroon and Another (Application No. 008/2011) [2011] AfCHPR 37 (23 September 2011)
The African Court held it lacked jurisdiction over an individual application against Cameroon and Nigeria because the required Article 34(6) declaration was absent.
