IN THE MATTER OF
CHRYSANTHE RUTABINGWA
THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
Application No. 003/ 2013
ORDER
The Court composed of: Sophia A. B. AKIJFFO, President; Bernard M. NGOEPE, 
Vice-president; Gérard NIYUNGEKO, Fatsah OUGUERGOUZt Augustino S. L. 
RAMADHANI, Duncan TAMBALA, Elsie N, THOMPSON, Sylvain ORE, El Hadji 
GUISSE, Ben KIOKO and Kimelabalou ABA, Judges; and Robert ENO - Registrar,
In the matter of:
Chrysanthe RUTABINGWA
in person
v.
The Republic of Rwanda
represented by M. Epimaque RUBANGO KAYIHURA, Principal State Attorney in the Ministry of Justice of Rwanda
After deliberations,
Unanimously, issues the following Order:
1. By email of 19 April 2013, Mr. Chrysanthe RUTABINGWA filed an Application to the
Registry of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Court) against the
Republic of Rwanda, for alleged violation of Articles 10 and 1 1, of the Rwandan 
Constitution. The Registry acknowledged receipt and registered the Application 
under No. 003/2013.
2. According to the Application, Mr. Chrysanthe RUTABINGWA, was recruited by a Technical Committee of the State of Rwanda, in a decision approved by the Council O of Ministers on 17 September 1999. He was assigned to work as an Expert in 
charge of Audit and Evaluation in the Secretariat for Privatization.
3. By Decision No. 116/PRIV/BR/RU signed by Mr. Robert BAYIGAMBA, Executive Secretary, the Applicant was dismissed on 27 February '2001 for the aggravated offence of "having divulged confidential documents of the institution".
4. Dissatisfied with the Decision, the Applicant seized the Court of First Instance of Kigali, and by judgement RC 37604/02 of the Court, compensation was awarded to 
the Applicant, The latter, believing that the amount was small, called for his 
reinstatement in his duties.
5. By letter dated 23 December, 2013b and pursuant to Rule 35(2) of the Rules of Court, the Registry served the Respondent State with the Application, requesting it to submit the names and addresses of its representatives and to respond to the Application within a period of sixty (60) days,
6. By letter dated 21 March 2014, on behalf of the Respondent State, the Ministry of Justice of Rwanda acknowledged receipt of the letter from the Registry dated 23 
December 2013 and forwarded to the Registry the name and address of its
representative, Mr Epimaque RUBANGO KAYJHURA, Principal State Attorney in 
the Ministry of Justice.
7. In the same letter, and pursuant to Rule 37 of the Rules, the Representative of the 
Respondent State also requested the Court for leave to extend the time for the 
submission of the response to the Application set at sixty (60) days.
8. By separate letters dated 1 April 2014, the Registry notified the Applicant of the letter from the Respondent State dated 21 March 2014, containing the name and address 
of its representative, and also notified him of the request for an extension of time of 
sixty (60) days made by the Respondent State, and further requested the Applicant O to react to the said request within fifteen (15) days.
9. After consultations by members of the Court, the Court decided to extend time for the Respondent State to respond to the Application, by thirty (30) days.
10. By letter dated 8 April 2014, the Registry notified the Respondent State of the decision of the Court to grant it an extension of thirty (30) days from the date of the 
letter of notification the said deadline was to run until 7 May 2014.
11. By letter dated 1 å April 2014, the Applicant filed his reaction to the Respondent's 
request for extension of time and indicated that 'l totally agree with him because I 
want to (take)(sic) contact with him and try to make an arrangement with the 
O government of my country. I am quite sure that the solution will be found and a bad 
arrangement is better than a good trial"
12. By letter dated 15 April 2014, the Registry acknowledged receipt of the response of the Applicant with regard to the request for extension of time, and copied the 
Respondent.
13. By letter dated 21 April 2014t received at the Registry on 22 April 2014, the
Applicant informed the Court about his meeting with the representative of the 
Republic of Rwanda on this matter and stated that I have no interest in pursuing that matter and request the Court to put an end to that matter".
14. By letter dated 22 April 2014, the Registry acknowledged receipt of the request 
made by the Applicant, to strike out the matter from its cause list, and served a copy 
on the Respondent State.
15. Rule 58 of the Rules of Court provides that "where an Applicant notifies the Registrar of its intention not to proceed with a case, the Court shall take due note thereof, and
shall strike the Application off the Court's Cause List. If at the date of receipt by the 
Registry of the notice of the intention not to proceed with the case, the Respondent 
State has already taken measures to proceed with the case, its consent shall be required".
16. In the light of the above-mentioned Rule, it is observed that at the time the Registry received the letter from the Applicant not to proceed with the case, that ist 21 April 2014, the Respondent State had not yet taken any measures to proceed with the 
case.
17. In view of the foregoing, the Court notes that it 'is not necessary to seek the consent of the Respondent State on the Applicants notice of discontinuance.
18. Consequently, and pursuant to Rule 58 of the Rules of Court, the Court hereby Orders that the matter be and the same is hereby struck out from the Cause List of the Court.
Done in Arusha (United Republic of Tanzania), this Fourteenth day of the month of May, in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen, in English and French, the French text being 
authoritative.
Signed:
Justice Sophia A.B. AKUFFO, President
Robert ENO, Registrar.