For these reasons, the Commission
Holds a violation of Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 7 (1)(d) and 12(1) of the African Charter.
Recommends that the Republic of Burkina Faso draws all the legal consequences of this decision, in particular, by:
• Identifying and taking to court those responsible for the human rights violations cited above
• Accelerating the judicial process of the cases pending before the courts;
• Compensating the victims of the human rights violations stated in the complaint.
Tripoli, Libya, 23rd April to 7th May 2001.