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The Court held Tanzania violated the Applicant’s rights to life and dignity in relation to a mandatory death sentence and hanging, but rejected other claims.
The Court found that Tanzania violated the rights of persons with albinism by failing to take sufficient measures to prevent, investigate, and punish attacks, killings, and discrimination; by failing to provide adequate education and health services; and by not ensuring the best interests of children with albinism. The State’s legislative and policy measures were found insufficient, and the violations were attributable to the State due to lack of due diligence and effective remedies.
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The African Court found Tanzania violated an inmate’s rights to life and dignity by imposing a mandatory death sentence and hanging, but not his fair-trial rights.
The African Court held Tanzania violated the Applicant’s rights to life and dignity by imposing a mandatory death sentence and hanging, but found no fair-trial violation.
The African Court found no fair-trial violation, but held that Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty and death by hanging violated rights to life and dignity.
The African Court held that Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty and hanging as a method of execution violated the rights to life and dignity.
The African Court dismissed provisional-measures requests seeking Ghazi Chaouachi’s release and removal of obstacles to his presidential candidacy in Tunisia.
The African Court held that Lompo Bahanla’s application against Burkina Faso was inadmissible because he had not exhausted local remedies, especially a pending cassation appeal.
The Court found that the Respondent State violated the Applicants' rights to consular assistance, interpretation, timely trial, and protection from torture and inhuman treatment, and that the mandatory death penalty and its method of execution by hanging violated the right to life and dignity. The Court held that the Respondent State failed to provide effective remedies for these violations and ordered legislative and administrative reforms, compensation, and rehearing on sentencing. The Court did not find violations regarding discrimination or legal representation.
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The African Court held that Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty violated the rights to life and dignity, but rejected the Applicant’s fair trial claims.
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