Court that the Respondent State violated Articles 4, 5 and 7 of the Charter
have a bearing on the sentence pronounced against the Applicant on
account of the mandatory nature of the death penalty, hence warranting
remedial measures.
171. Consequently, the Court orders the Respondent State to take all necessary
measures for the rehearing of the case on the sentencing of the Applicant
through a process that does not allow a mandatory imposition of the death
penalty, while upholding the full discretion of the judicial officer.
iii. Restitution
172. The Applicant points out that she cannot be returned to the state she was
in prior to her incarceration. Relying on Sudan Human Rights Organisation
& Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions v. Sudan, she submits that she
be paid damages in the quest to restore her to the situation prior to the
occurrence of the violations.
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173. The Respondent State submits that the since the Applicant is not a victim
of its deliberate actions or negligence, she cannot pray for damages under
the umbrella of restitution.
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174. The Court notes that the Applicant claims for damages as a form of
restitution. However, given the Court’s earlier orders for compensation to be
paid to the Applicant for the moral prejudice she has suffered; the order for
the Respondent State to hold a sentencing hearing for the Applicant; and
the Court’s pronouncement on the incompatibility of the mandatory death
penalty with the Charter, it is the Court’s finding that the claim for restitution
has already been catered for. Accordingly, the Court dismisses the
Applicant’s claim for damages as a form of restitution.
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