Katangese Peoples' Congress v. Zaire

Comm. 75/92, Eighth Annual Activity Report, 1994-95, 31st Sess. (1995)

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Katangese Peoples’ Congress v. Zaire

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Comm. 75/92, Eighth Annual Activity Report, 1994-95, 31st Sess. (1995)

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Facts

In 1992 Gerald Moke was the president of the Katangese Peoples’ Congress (plaintiff). Moke submitted a communication to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the commission) requesting the commission to (1) acknowledge that the Katangese Peoples’ Congress was a movement fighting for liberation that had a right to support in its quest for Katanga’s independence from Zaire (defendant), (2) acknowledge Katanga’s independence, and (3) aid in removing Zaire from Katanga. Essentially, Katanga wanted to secede from Zaire. Moke alleged a denial of the right to self-determination in violation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the charter). However, Moke made no allegations of any other violations, and there was no concrete evidence of human-rights violations or restrictions on participation in government.

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Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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