Human Rights (UDHR), Article 14 of the ICCPR and paragraph 3.2 of the
Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct;
iii.
Violation of the right to a remedy, protected by Article 7 of the Charter, 2(3)
of the ICCPR, Articles 8 and 10 of the UDHR and Article 14(1) of the
Covenant;
iv.
Violation of the right to work and to remuneration, the right to property and
the right to an adequate standard of living guaranteed by Articles 17 and
23 of the UDHR, Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and Articles 4, 5, 14, 15 and 16 of
the Charter;
v.
Violation of the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment, protected by Article 5 of the Charter and Article 7 of
the ICCPR;
vi.
Violation of the obligations on working conditions set out in Articles 2, 6
and 7 of the ICESCR;
vii.
Violation of the obligation to adopt legislative and other measures to give
effect to the rights, duties and freedoms enshrined in Article 1 of the
Charter.
III.
SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT
7.
On 4 June 2020, the Registry received the Application, which was served
on the Respondent State on 14 July 2020 with a request to indicate the
names and addresses of its representatives and for its response to the
Application within thirty (30) days and sixty (60) days respectively from the
end of the suspension of procedural time limits due to the Covid-19
pandemic, that is, 31 July 2020. The Respondent State filed its Response
on 11 August and 18 September 2020 respectively.
8.
On 29 September 2020, the Respondent State’s Response was notified to
the Applicant, who filed his Reply on 2 November 2020.
9.
The Parties filed their pleadings on the merits and reparations within the
stipulated time limits.
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