mango e outros c republica unida da tanzania processo n 0082015 2019 afchpr 17 26 setembro 2019

mango e outros c republica unida da tanzania processo n 0082015 2019 afchpr 17 26 setembro 2019

The joint claims regarding discrimination in presidential pardon are inadmissible due to failure to exhaust domestic remedies. The claims of Shukrani Masegenya Mango and Samwel M Mtakibidya regarding legality of minimum sentences for armed robbery are admissible, but the sentences imposed are consistent with...

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mango e outros c republica unida da tanzania processo n 0082015 2019 afchpr 17 26 setembro 2019
Parties
Applicant: Shukrani Masegenya Mango; Applicant: Ally Hussein Mwinyi; Applicant: Juma Zuberi Abasi; Applicant: Julius Joshua Masanja; Applicant: Michael Jairos; Applicant: Azizi Athuman Buyogela; Applicant: Samwel M Mtakibidya; Respondent: República Unida da Tanzânia
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2019
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application / Final Judgment (merit and Reparations)
Outcome
application dismissed (majority); partial admissibility for two applicants; no violation found
Legal Topics
Prerrogative of Presidential Pardon, Non Discrimination, Minimum Sentencing, Fair Trial, Prisoners' Rights
Source Language
en
Human Rights Constitutional Law Criminal Law Prerrogative of Presidential Pardon Non Discrimination Minimum Sentencing Fair Trial Prisoners' Rights

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Parties

Shukrani Masegenya Mango

Applicant

Ally Hussein Mwinyi

Applicant

Juma Zuberi Abasi

Applicant

Julius Joshua Masanja

Applicant

Michael Jairos

Applicant

Azizi Athuman Buyogela

Applicant

Samwel M Mtakibidya

Applicant

República Unida da Tanzânia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application / Final Judgment (merit and Reparations)

  1. 1 Whether the exclusion of long-term prisoners from presidential pardon violates non-discrimination and equality rights
  2. 2 Whether minimum sentences imposed for armed robbery were legal and constitutional
  3. 3 Whether the applicants exhausted domestic remedies

Ratio Decidendi

The joint claims regarding discrimination in presidential pardon are inadmissible due to failure to exhaust domestic remedies. The claims of Shukrani Masegenya Mango and Samwel M Mtakibidya regarding legality of minimum sentences for armed robbery are admissible, but the sentences imposed are consistent with Tanzanian law and do not violate the right to a fair trial under Article 7(2) of the African Charter.

Court Disposition

application dismissed (majority); partial admissibility for two applicants; no violation found

Orders

  • Application inadmissible for joint claims regarding presidential pardon.
  • Application admissible for claims of Shukrani Masegenya Mango and Samwel M Mtakibidya regarding minimum sentences.