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Kouma and Another v Republic of Mali (Application No. 040/2016) [2018] AfCHPR 3; (21 March 2018)
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Flynote: HUMAN RIGHTS General principles and procedures Justiciability Remedies Substantive rights Fair trial Français Summary by AfricanLII: The Court considered whether an application for the Respondent State to be held liable for the violation of certain rights of the Applicants, who were victims of a crime, and to be ordered to pay reparations, was inadmissible on grounds of failure to exhaust local remedies (Rule 40(5) of the Rules of Court of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights). The Applicants conceded that they had not exhausted local remedies, but argued that the procedure was unduly prolonged. The Court held that the procedure before the domestic courts had not been unduly prolonged. While there had been a delay of over two years in the civil case, the Applicants had contributed to that delay by failing to produce evidence necessary to its disposition. The Applicants argued that in any event, the remedies available domestically were insufficient, thus discharging them from the obligation of exhausting local remedies. The Court dismissed this argument as insufficiently supported by evidence. Accordingly, the Court declared the application inadmissible...
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Isiaga v Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 032/2015) [2018] AfCHPR 4; (21 March 2018)
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Flynote: Fair trial Français Summary by AfricanLII: The Court considered an application from the Applicant, a convicted and imprisoned person, for the quashing of a criminal conviction and his release from prison by the Respondent State. The Court considered whether the use of visual evidence during the Applicant’s criminal trial, and the failure of the Respondent to provide free legal aid, constituted a breach of his right to a fair trial within the scope of Art 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The Court held that its role is not to review evidence, but to determine whether the domestic procedures fulfilled international human rights standards with regards to the use and evaluation of that evidence. The Court held that in this case, the record does not disclose any manifest error or miscarriage of justice. The Court held that while the Charter does not expressly prescribe the right to free legal assistance, free legal aid is a right intrinsic to the right to a fair trial and the right to defence in Art 7(1)(c) of the Charter. The Court held that the Respondent’s failure to provide free legal aid, therefore, violated this right. Accordingly, the...
Gombert v Ivory Coast (Application No. 038/2016) [2018] AfCHPR 6; (22 March 2018)
General principles and procedures HUMAN RIGHTS Admissibility General principles and procedures HUMAN RIGHTS Fair trial Substantive rights HUMAN RIGHTS
Flynote: General principles and procedures Admissibility Fair trial Français Summary by AfricanLII: The Court considered an application by the Applicant arising from civil litigation concerning a contractual dispute between private parties in the Respondent State’s jurisdiction. The Applicant alleged that his fair trial rights under Art 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights were violated by the conduct of civil proceedings in the Respondent State. The Court held that the application was inadmissible in accordance with Art 56(7) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights because the case had already been resolved in accordance with human rights treaty principles. The case had previously been litigated before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice; this Court had considered the same questions of the Applicant’s fair trial rights as those placed before this Court and dismissed the application for lack of evidence. Accordingly, the case was declared inadmissible and dismissed. Court Authentic Version: http://fr.african-court.org/images/Cases/Judgment/-038%20-%202018%20-%20... '%20Ivoire%20-%20Arret%2022%20Mars%202018%20-%20Optimized.pdf Body...
Nguza v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 006/2015) [2018] AfCHPR 7; (23 March 2018)
Flynote: Fair trial Français Summary by AfricanLII: The Court considered whether the Respondent State violated, inter alia, the fair trial rights of the Applicants during the conduct of criminal trial proceedings against them (Art 7 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights). The Court held that the Respondent State violated the Applicants’ right to defence (Art 7(c) Charter) on two grounds, being (i) the rejection of a request to be medically tested on an issue related to his capacity to commit the offence, and (ii) the denial of access to the prosecution’s witness’ statements and the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses. The Court ordered the Respondent State to take all necessary measures to restore the Applicants’ rights; their prayer to be released from prison having become moot due to a presidential pardon. Court Authentic Version: http://en.african-court.org/images/Cases/Judgment/006%20-2016%20-%20Nguz... http://fr.african-court.org/images/Cases/Judgment/006%20-2016%20-%20Nguz... Body: Le texte anglais fait foi The English text is authoritative AFRICAN UNION | UNION AFRICAINE | UNIÃO AFRICANA | الاتحاد الافريقي AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS...
HUMAN RIGHTS Interpretation General principles and procedures HUMAN RIGHTS Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Substantive rights HUMAN RIGHTS Equality before the law Substantive rights HUMAN RIGHTS Fair trial Substantive rights HUMAN RIGHTS Life Substantive rights HUMAN RIGHTS
Flynote: HUMAN RIGHTS Interpretation Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Equality before the law Fair trial Life Search Summary: Mandatory death penalty unconstitutional Interpretation (constitutional interpretation, 13, 37, 38, 78) Life (death penalty, 38, 49, 64) Fair trial (constitutional provisions non-exhaustive, 66; mandatory death penalty, 75-82; independence of judiciary, 77) Equality before the law (mandatory death penalty, 81, rights of prisoners, 109, 110) Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (death row phenomenon, 116-120) Download: constitutional-court-2005-8.rtf THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA CORAM: HON MR. JUSTICE G.M. OKELLO, JA HON LADY JUSTICE A. E MPAGI-BAHIGEINE, JA HON MR. JUSTICE A. TWINOMUJUNI, JA HON LADY JUSTICE C. K. BYAMUGISHA, JA HON MR. JUSTICE S. B.K KAVUMA, JA CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO 6 OF 2003 BETWEEN SUSAN KIGULA & 416 OTHERS::::::::::::::::::::::::::PETITIONERS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::RESPONDENT (The Legality of the Death Penalty) JUDGMENT OF G.M. OKELLO, JA. This petition was...
Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives vs Attorney General ((Constitutional Petition No. 20 of 2006)) [2008] UGCC 1 (26 March 2008);
Constitution of Uganda CONSTITUTIONAL LAW C Legislation CONSTITUTIONAL LAW C HUMAN RIGHTS Fair trial Substantive rights HUMAN RIGHTS
Flynote: Constitution of Uganda Legislation HUMAN RIGHTS Fair trial Search Summary: Conformity with the Constitution of legislation dealing with detention before trial Interpretation (Constitution to be read as a whole, generous and purposive interpretation, 21, 22) Personal liberty and security (discretion on court to grant bail, 30, 31, 34, 36, 39, 43, 49; purpose of bail, 37, 38; protection of society from lawlessness, 42; right to appear before court, 48) Download: constitutional-court-2008-1.rtf THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA CORAM: HON. JUSTICE L.E.M. MUKASA-KIKONYOGO, DCJ HON. JUSTICE G.M. OKELLO, JA HON. JUSTICE A.E.N. MPAGI-BAHIGEINE, JA HON. JUSTICE C.N.B. KITUMBA, JA HON. JUSTICE C.K. BYAMUGISHA, JA CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO 20 OF 2006 FOUNDA T ION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE S::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PETITIONER VERSUS ATTORNEY GENERAL:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: RESPONDENT JUDGMENT OF THE HON. DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE L.E.M. MUKASA-KIKONYOGO This petition is brought by a non Governmental Organization (NGO) known as the...
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