in relation to the method of execution of the death penalty, as meted out against the Applicant, that is, by hanging. IX. REPARATIONS 59. The Applicant prays the Court to grant him reparations for the violations he suffered, including quashing his conviction and sentence and ordering his release. 60. The Respondent State did not reply. *** 61. Article 27(1) of the Protocol provides that: If the Court finds that there has been violation of a human or peoples’ rights, it shall make appropriate orders to remedy the violation, including the payment of fair compensation or reparation. 62. The Court recalls its jurisprudence according to which, “to examine and assess Applications for reparation of prejudices resulting from human rights violations, it takes into account the principle according to which the State found guilty of an internationally wrongful act is required to make full reparation for the damage caused to the victim.”13 63. Having found that the Respondent State did not violate the right to have one’s cause heard alleged by the Applicant, the Court dismisses the Applicant’s prayers for reparations. 64. The Court recalls however, that it found suo motu that the Respondent State violated the Applicant’s rights to life under Article 4 of the Charter in relation 13 Abubakari v. Tanzania (merits), supra, § 242(ix) and Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v. Republic of Rwanda (reparations) (7 December 2018) 2 AfCLR 202, § 19. 14

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