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UNION AFRICAINE AFRICAN UNION UNIAo AFRICANA AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS COUR AFRICAINE DES DROITS DE L'HOMME ET DES PEUPLES IN THE MATTER OF KENNEDY OWINO ONYACHI APPLICANT CHARLES JOHN MWANINI NJOKA APPLICANT v. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA APPLICATION NO. 003/2015 JUDGMENT 28 SEPTEMBER 2017 1 Respondent

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003/2015 – Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania

AfCHPR Decision

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Type of Document

Judgement

Keywords

Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Domestic/National Laws
Extradition
False Imprisonment
Right to be Heard before a Competent Court

Case Headnotes: The Applicants, Mr.Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Mr. Charles John Mwaniki Njoka, are citizens of the Republic of Kenya. They are convicted prisoners who are currently serving a sentence of thirty (30) years 'imprisonment for the crime of aggravated robbery at the Ukonga Central Prison in Dares Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.

Country

Tanzania

Outcome

Decided on Merits

Year Decided: Jun 28, 2017

Rights Alleged to be Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
ACHPR 1: General Obligations
ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence

Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
ACHPR 1: General Obligations
ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence

Rights Not Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection

Duration of Procedure: Jan 7, 2015 ~ Jun 28, 2017

Country Geolocation

Latitude: -6.369028

Longitude: 34.888822

Country Geolocation (linked AfCHPR Decision): Tanzania

Primary Documents

003-2015 – Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania.pdf
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26. 003-2015 – Kennedy Owino Onyachi c. República Unida da Tanzânia.pdf
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