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Communication 705/18
Emil Touray and Saikou .Jammeh (represented by IHRDA
and Sagar .Jahateh)
v
The Republic of The Gambia
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during the 646' Ordinary Session from 24'1' April to 14'1' May2019
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DECISION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES'
RIGHTS ON WITHDRAWAL
Communication
705/18
- Emil
Touray
and
Saikou Jammeh
(represented
by
IHRDA and Sagar Jahateh) v The Republic of The Gambia
Summary of the Application for Withdrawal
1.
The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
(the
Secretariat)
Touray and
received
a Complaint on
Saikou Jammeh
September 2018
12
(the Complainants),
represented
from Emil
by
IHRDA
and Sagar Jahateh, against The Republic of The Gambia.
2.
The
African
Commission
on
Human
Peoples'
and
Commission) seized the Communication durin
Ei
hts
(African
its 63rd Ordinary Session,
held from 24 October to 13 November 2818.
3.
A
request
African
for
withdrawal
Commission
was
Complainants
on
requesting
withdraw
the
16
April
and
2019.
1 they
instructions of the Complain
discon ·
received
The
are
uation
from
of
the
the
case
representatives
acting
on
before
representatives
behalf
submit
of
and
the
of
the
that
in
under
the
request
for
nts in this Communication.
Analysis of the African Commission
4.
5.
The Commission sees no objection in granting this request.
For
this
reason
the
Commission
decides
to
grant
the
withdrawal.
Decision of the African Commission
6.
Based on the above, the Commission declares the Communication closed.
Done in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt during the 641h o�·�e
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