23A 32ND CHRISTOF HEYNS AFRICAN HUMAN

The Court’s material jurisdiction pertains to all matters concerning the application and interpretation of the African Charter, the Court’s Protocol and other human rights instruments ratified by the Respondent State.5 The Court has material jurisdiction because all the matters submitted by GoHRA,6 call for the application and interpretation of the African Charter, the Court’s Protocol, the Africa. [...] As far as time is concerned, the Court’s jurisdiction extends to only those matters that occur after the dates the African Charter, the Court’s Protocol and the Optional Declaration under Article 34(6) of the Court’s Protocol, came into force for the Respondent.12 The events leading to the alleged violations in the cases of the street children and GoHRA’s senior staff members,13 the FSHS policy,14. [...] Second, in the case of the CSMR, Aisha challenged the decision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development not to register the CSMR before the Aseda High Court.38 The High Court dismissed Aisha’s action, upholding the reasons of the Department.39 On appeal, the Court of Appeal and 34 Josiah v Tanzania [2019] 3 AfCLR 83 [38]. [...] Article 24 of the African Charter guarantees the right to satisfactory environment and obligates states to conserve the environment95 and to prevent land degradation.96 Likewise, Article 4 of the African Charter and Article 6(1) of the ICCPR guarantee the right of persons to life and imposes a duty on states to protect the natural environment.97 By failing to hold Putin Yeungo accountable for ille. [...] States have the duty to advance the best interest of children110 and to protect their rights.111 The detention of the children at The Villa undermined their best interest [1] and the forcible vaccination of the children violates their right to health [2].