The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Admissibility of Evidence Obtained as a Result of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Interights v Arab Republic of Egypt
| Author | Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi |
| Published date | 01 July 2013 |
| Date | 01 July 2013 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1350/ijep.2013.17.3.431 |
| Subject Matter | Case Note |
CASE NOTE
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF TORTURE AND INHUMAN TREATMENT
CASE NOTE
The African Commission on Human
and Peoples’ Rights and the
admissibility of evidence obtained as
a result of torture, cruel, inhuman and
degrading treatment: Egyptian
Initiative for Personal Rights and
Interights vArab Republic of Egypt
By Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi*
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape
Keywords African Commission; Evidence; Admissibility; Torture
he African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (‘the African
Commission’) is established under Article 30 of the African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights1with the mandate to promote and protect
human rights. Article 45 of the African Charter provides for the mandate of the
African Commission as follows:
1. To promote Human and Peoples’ Rights and in particular:
(a) To collect documents, undertake studies and researches on African
problems in the field of human and peoples’ rights, organize seminars,
symposia and conferences, disseminate information, encourage
national and local institutions concerned with human and peoples’
doi:10.1350/ijep.2013.17.3.431
284 (2013) 17 E&P 284–294 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE & PROOF
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1 Adopted 27 June 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev.5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982), entered into force 21
October 1986.
* Research Fellow, Community Law Centre, UWC; LLD (UWC); LLM (University of Pretoria); LLM
(University of the Free State); LLB (Makerere University). Email: djmujuzi@gmail.com.
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