Achutan and Others v Malawi (Communication 64 of 1992; Communication 68 of 1992; Communication 78 of 1992) [1994] ACHPR 10 (27 April 1994)

## **AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS**

## **KRISCHNA ACHUTAN (ON BEHALF OF ALEKE BANDA), AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (ON BEHALF OF ORTON AND VERA CHIRWA), AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (ON BEHALF OF ORTON AND VERA CHIRWA) v.**

## **MALAWI**

## **DECISION**

| | Citation: Achutan v. Malawi, Comm. 64/92, 68/92, 78/92, 7th ACHPR AAR Annex IX | |---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | (1993–1994) | | | Alt. Style of Cause: 64/92 Krishna Achuthan vs. Malawi (October 10, 1991); 68/92 | | | Amnesty International vs. Malawi (March 2, 1992); 78/92 Amnesty | | | International vs. Malawi (October 6, 1992) | | Publications: | IHRDA, Compilation of Decisions on Communications of the African | | | Commission On Human and Peoples' Rights Extracted from the | | | Commission's Activity Reports 1994-2001, at 155 (2002); Documents | | | of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, at 347 | | | (Malcolm D. Evans & Rachel Murray eds., 2001); (2000) AHRLR 143 | | | (ACHPR 1994) |

COMMUNICATION ON ALLEGED WRONGFUL DETENTIONS AND DENIAL OF RIGHTS

FINAL DECISION

[1] The Commission finds that the state is in breach articles 4, 5 and 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and decides to refer the situation to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government under article 58(1) of the Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.