Austrian Committee Against Torture v Burundi (Communication 26 of 1989) [2018] ACHPR 14 (7 September 2018) | Admissibility of communications | Esheria

Austrian Committee Against Torture v Burundi (Communication 26 of 1989) [2018] ACHPR 14 (7 September 2018)

Full Case Text

23 October – 4 November 1989 Communication No. 26/89 AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS Sixth Ordinary Session 23 October – 4 November 1989 AUSTRIAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE v. BURUNDI DECISION Citation: Austrian Comm. Against Torture v. Burundi, Comm. 26/89, 7th ACHPR AAR Annex IX (1993-1994) 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 53 (2002); Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, at 342 (Malcolm D. Evans & Rachel Murray eds., 2001) COMMUNICATION ABOUT MASS ARRESTS, DETENTION, TORTURE, ETC, DATED MARCH 31, AND JUNE 19, 1989 [1] “The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, established under article 30 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; [2] Meeting at its sixth ordinary session held from 23 October to 4 November 1989; [3] Considering that the communication is directed against a State which is not a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; [4] Declares the communication inadmissible” (Decision of November 4, 1989 - Article 101 of the Rules of Procedure).