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 kwao kimsingi ni uvunjwaji wa haki za kimataifa zinazomlinda raia kujieleza, na haki yao ya kutokuteswa wakiwa chini ya ulinzi, kama Ibara ya 6 ya Makubaliano ya Afrika inavyotamka kuhusiana na masuala ya Haki za Binadamu na Makundi ya watu.