Legal Topic:
Detention
Geographic relevance:
Africa
Language:
English
Data type:
Legal citations
About this resource:
A Ghanaian citizen was arrested in 1985 for allegedly cooperating with political dissidents and was detained without trial for 7 years until he escaped from a prison hospital. The ACommHPR held that Article 6 of the African Charter was violated as the complainant had been arrested but was not charged with any offence and never stood trial.
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