Legal Topic: 
                                                                    Detention
                                                            
                                Geographic relevance: 
                                                                    Africa
                                                            
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                                                                    Legal citations
                                                            
About this resource:
The ACmHPR found that holding journalists in custody for 3 years without charges amounted to a clear arbitrary detention and grave violation of the right to liberty in Article 6 of the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights.
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