mwendesha c republique unie de tanzanie requete n 0322016 2023 afchpr 12 13 juin 2023
The court found that the applicant's right to free legal assistance under Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter, read with Article 14(3)(d) of the ICCPR, was violated because he was indigent, charged with a serious offence, and was not informed of or provided with free legal aid at trial or on appeal. The court found no violation of the rights to equality before the law or dignity, as the applicant failed to prove differential treatment or degrading treatment.
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- Right to fair trial
- Right to legal aid
- Equality before the law
- Dignity and prohibition of degrading treatment