60 of the African Charter, Articles 10 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, hereinafter referred to as the UDHR and Article 9 (2) and
Article 14 (1 and 2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, hereinafter referred to as the ICCPR.
39. Further, to support his claims, he relied on national and international
jurisprudence.
c) Reliefs Sought
40. The Applicant concludes, seeking from the Court, to:
As to the form:
i. Declare itself competent to examine the allegations of human rights
violations against the State of Togo;
ii. Declare Mr. Gabriel Messan Agbéyomé KODJO's application admissible;
As to merit:
iii. Declare that there has been a violation by the State of Togo of the
Applicant’s rights guaranteed by the provisions of Article 7(1) of the African
Charter, Article 10 of the UDHR, Article 14(1), 1st and 2nd sentences of
Article 14(3)(b) of the ICCPR in view of the Special Committee of the
Togolese National Assembly established on March 10, 2020;
iv. Declare that there has been a violation by the State of Togo of the
Applicant’s rights guaranteed by the provisions of Article 9(2) of the African
Charter, Article 19 of the UDHR on account of the dean of investigating
judges of the Lomé First Class Court of First Instance;
v. Declare that the State of Togo has violated the Applicant’s rights
guaranteed by the provisions of Article 9(2) of the UDHR and Article 6, in
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