augustino et autre c republique unie de tanzanie fond et reparations requete 0152016 2024 afchpr 19 3 septembre 2024

augustino et autre c republique unie de tanzanie fond et reparations requete 0152016 2024 afchpr 19 3 septembre 2024

The Court found that the mandatory imposition of the death penalty without judicial discretion violates the right to life and fair trial under the African Charter. Failure to inform the applicants of their right to consular assistance and to provide interpretation services violated their fair trial rights. Prolonged...

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augustino et autre c republique unie de tanzanie fond et reparations requete 0152016 2024 afchpr 19 3 septembre 2024
Parties
Applicant: Habyalimana Augustino; Applicant: Muburu Abdulkarim; Respondent: République-Unie de Tanzanie
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2024
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application Before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights / Final Judgment (arrêt)
Outcome
Application partially granted; violations found; reparations ordered.
Legal Topics
Right to Life, Prohibition of Torture, Right to Fair Trial, Death Penalty, Non Discrimination, Consular Assistance, Detention Conditions
Source Language
en
Human Rights Law Criminal Law International Law Right to Life Prohibition of Torture Right to Fair Trial Death Penalty Non Discrimination +2 more

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Parties

Habyalimana Augustino

Applicant

Muburu Abdulkarim

Applicant

République-Unie de Tanzanie

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application Before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights / Final Judgment (arrêt)

  1. 1 Whether the mandatory death penalty violates the right to life and fair trial
  2. 2 Whether lack of consular assistance and interpretation violated fair trial rights
  3. 3 Whether prolonged detention and death row conditions constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the mandatory imposition of the death penalty without judicial discretion violates the right to life and fair trial under the African Charter. Failure to inform the applicants of their right to consular assistance and to provide interpretation services violated their fair trial rights. Prolonged pre-trial detention, extended time on death row, and poor detention conditions amounted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. The Court found no violation regarding discrimination or the effectiveness of legal assistance, as the evidence did not support these claims. The Court ordered the respondent to abolish the mandatory death penalty, remove hanging as a method of...

Court Disposition

Application partially granted; violations found; reparations ordered.

Orders

  • Annulment of the death sentences and removal from death row for both applicants
  • Abolition of the mandatory death penalty and hanging as a method of execution within six months