Their arrest and detention constitute a violation of their universal human right to free expression, and their right not to be arbitrarily detained, as protected by Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Kukamatwa na kuzuiliwa kwao kunajumuisha ukiukaji wa haki yao ya jumla ya kibinadamu ya kujieleza, na haki yao ya kutozuiliwa kiholela, kama ilivyolindwa na Kifungu cha 6 cha Mkataba wa Afrika wa Haki za Binadamu na Watu.