Rights (UDHR), Articles 7 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),
the UN Convention against torture and other
treatments or cruel, inhuman and degrading
punishments;
- the actions of the Togolese Security Officers, who
detained arbitrarily the Applicant/Plaintiff,
within the premises of the CTR, and for 15
months at the ‘‘Prison Civile’’ of Lomé, on no
legal ground, have violated, in a flagrant and
manifest manner, the relevant provisions of
Article 52 of the Code of criminal procedure of
Togo, Articles 15 and 19 of the Togolese
Constitution, Articles 3, 6, 7 (1.d) of the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 9/1,
10/1 and 14/3c of the ICCPR, 4 of the
Declaration of the Basic Principles of Justice for
Victims of Criminality and Victims of abuse of
Powers, and 10 of the UDHR;
-
the right to work of Plaintiff/Applicant was
disregarded, in violation of the relevant
provisions of Article 11 of the Togolese
Constitution, 6 (1) of the International Covenant
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and 23
(1) of the UDHR;
Consequent upon the foregoing:
The Court
- Shall order the Republic of Togo to carry out a
thorough investigation, to arrest the perpetrators
of the incriminated actions, pursuant to the
provisions of the UN Convention against torture
and other treatments or cruel, inhuman and
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