ACHPR
African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights our
Collective Responsibility
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reading material, rehabilitation programmes and medical treatment. This should include access
to trained medical personnel, essential drugs, and access to preventives
measures against
diseases. Special emphasis shou ld be given to the' health needs of 'Women in prisons and other
places of detention. "
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From the medical evidence and tHe provisional measures issued by the
Commission, .the second Complainant needed medical care. Therefore, it was the
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responsibility of the Respondent State to proride it to,~~i;W;it~~~~.,~ny
distinction. This
responsibility was heightened because she/ was ,~~;/n/. ,~of
custody of the agents of the Respondent Stat~,.~?It wa
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Respondent State to ensure that the l~:e(Vcal'ttea~ent
medical personnel, essential drug:~!~r:d
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c~~1itions of'l~"
with human dignity and the hig~~§"i" tain~bl('!'§,Mqdardof health.
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The question is wheth~r ~h,
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obligations. The Second 9om12!?inant st
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. ~,shewas.Ci}5tgnosed
with breast tumor
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in her left breast in .e.firlx 2012:'air
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leaving her in e'5tiremepainduring
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immediately af~~ the operation and "':i " I
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'ery. She was taken back to prison
.have any post operation treatment or
observation at tii.'iL.r~spital.The stitd.p.eswere to be removed by the treatment doctor
after one week
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prison au~Mori~~Sfailed to take her back to the hospital
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claimi·Dg;thatshe had ·'i.tat~~p;9~ng1ient
and the nurse at the prison health facility also
failedtb::~~i~e"'~l1~,
wound ~~:;:~y leaving the stiches unattended for the duration of
her det~~ti9~. §~~;~l~~~]~}i15~its
that the she used her clothes and some cotton given
by the nur~~\to removlthe bleeding of the:breasts daily with great pain and suffering
and that she-only had one post operation visit at the hospital in July 2012 but the
stitches were hot removed and another appointment was scheduled for 13 January
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