25 October - 3 November 1994
Communication No. 127/94
AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
Sixteenth Ordinary Session
25 October - 3 November 1994
SANA DUMBAYA
v.
THE GAMBIA
DECISION
BEFORE: CHAIRMAN: Prof. Isaac Nguema VICE CHAIRMAN: Dr. Mohamed H. Ben Salem COMMISSIONERS: Prof. Emmanuel V.O. Dankwa, Mr. Sourahata B. Semega Janneh, Mr. Robert H. Kisanga, Dr. Vera V.B.S. Duarte-Martins, Dr. Ibrahim A. Badawi Ei-Sheikh, Prof. U. Oji Umozurike
Citation: Dumbaya v. Gam., Comm. 127/94, 8th ACHPR AAR Annex VI (1994-1995) Publications: IHRDA, Compilation of Decisions on Communications of the African Commission On Human and Peoples’ Rights Extracted from the Commission’s Activity Reports 1994-2001, at 103 (2002); Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, at 397 (Malcolm D. Evans & Rachel Murray eds., 2001); (2000) AHRLR 103 (ACHPR 1995)
FACTS
1. Mr. Dumbuya complains that he was working as a registry clerk for the Ministry for Local Government and Lands from January to July 1992. In July 1992 he was dismissed under unclear circumstances, allegedly for leaking official secrets.
DECISION
2. The complainant has failed or neglected to respond to two requests by the Commission for information whether all local remedies have been exhausted. In the circumstances the Commission during its 16th Session declared the communication inadmissible on account of lack of exhaustion of local remedies.
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