institutions, and, therefore, meets the requirements of Rule 50 (2) (c) of the
Rules.
121. The Court further considers that the Application meets the requirement
contained in Rule 50(2)(d) of the Rules insofar as it is not based exclusively
on news disseminated through the mass media.
122. In view of the foregoing, the Court finds that the Application meets all the
admissibility requirements set out under Article 56 of the Charter, as
restated in Rule 50(2) of the Rules, and accordingly declares it admissible.
VII. MERITS
123. The Applicants allege that the Respondent State violated the right to respect
for life and physical and moral integrity (A), the right to an effective remedy
and to adequate compensation for damages (B), the right to physical and
mental health (C) and the right to a satisfactory general environment (D).
They further allege that the Respondent State violated the right to
information (E). The Court will now address each of the alleged violations.
A. Alleged violation of the right to life and to physical and moral integrity
124. The Applicants allege that the Respondent State knew or ought to have
known that the lives and physical integrity of the inhabitants of Abidjan could
be at risk from the dumping of the toxic waste but failed to take measures
to mitigate the said risk.
125. The Applicants also argue that, in full knowledge of the risks involved, the
Respondent State failed to do everything reasonably possible to prevent the
occurrence of certain and imminent risk to the right to life. They further
contend that the Ivorian authorities granted a licence to a company that
clearly did not have the know-how or the capacity to handle waste such as
was transported by the Probo Koala. They also argue that the Respondent
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