102. The Applicant alleges that his rights protected under this provision of the Charter have been violated because he was held in pre-trial dentention for more than six (6) years, held in the death row, and experienced deplorable conditions of confinement. 103. The Respondent State does not make specific submissions on this issue. *** 104. The Court notes that the Applicant alleges a violation of Article 5 of the Charter in respect of the following: i) the length of his pre-trial detention, which resulted in a degrading treatment; ii) his detention in the death row; and iii) the deplorable conditions of confinement which he experienced. 105. Article 5 of the Charter provides as follows: Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition of his legal status. All forms of exploitation and degradation of man, particularly slavery, slave trade, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited. i. On the length of the Applicant’s pre-trial detention resulting in a degrading treatment 106. The Applicant alleges that the six (6) and a half years that he waited in prison prior to his trial violated his right not to be subjected to degrading treatment as he experienced anxiety, depression and fear of execution. *** 107. The Court considers that its earlier findings in respect of the Applicant’s right to be tried without undue delay apply to the claim under consideration here. 28

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