vi.
An order for reparations, including physical, psychological, social and
economic rehabilitation in respect of the violations of the second, third
and fourth Applicant’s human rights.
vii.
SUCH FURTHER other remedy/or relief as the Honourable Court.
Curiously, with regard to reparation the Applicants did not ask for any
specific sum.
However, the Applicants Counsel filed in what he called “Applicants’
speaking notes on the Merits” in which he urged the Court to award 20 million
Gambian Dalasi each in damages to the four Applicants for the violation of
their rights under international law including the right to freedom from torture
and the sum of 10 million Gambian Dalasi each to the 2 nd and 3rd in damages
for the violation of their human rights under international law.
2. On receipt of the Plaintiff’s claim, the Defendant filed a notice of preliminary
Objection pursuant to Article 87 (1) & (2) and 88 of the Rules of this Court. The
Defendant urged the Court to strike out the suit on grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
When the matter came up for hearing on the 9th of April, 2017, the Applicant’s
Counsel brought an application seeking the following reliefs;
a. An order granting leave to the Applicants to join Lami Fatty as the 5 th
Applicant.
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