not exceeding two (2) years, to ensure Sub-Sections 148(5)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the CPA are amended and aligned with the provisions of the Charter so as to eliminate, among others, any violation of the Charter and other instruments ratified by the Respondent State. 179. As regards the prayer, for the release of all persons charged with unbailable offences within one (1) month from the date of this Judgment under bail conditions to be set by the Respondent State’s courts, the Court notes that, notwithstanding its earlier findings herein, there is a wide variety of circumstances in which the offences for which bail was denied were committed. Although the Court has re-affirmed the need to avail all accused persons of bail, it considers that whether bail should be granted in specific cases and the conditions thereof, is a decision best left for national authorities to be decided on a case-by-case basis. In the circumstances, the Court cannot make an omnibus order for the release of all persons previously charged with unbailable offences without considering their individual circumstance. In light of the foregoing, the Court rejects the Applicants’ prayer. B. Publication 180. The Court recalls that Article 27(1) of the Protocol gives it power to “make appropriate orders to remedy” violations. In the circumstances, the Court reaffirms that it can, by way of reparations, order publication of its decisions suo motu where the circumstances of the case so require. 181. In the instant case, the Court notes that the violations that it has established affect a significant section of the population in the Respondent State by reason of the fact that they relate to the exercise of several rights in the Charter, key among which is the right to a fair trial guaranteed under Article 7 of the Charter. 182. In the circumstances, the Court deems it proper to make an order suo motu for publication of this Judgment. The Court, therefore, orders the 39

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