are, therefore, entitled to reparations commensurate with the extent of the
established violations.
A. Pecuniary reparations
123. The Applicants claim pecuniary and non-pecuniary reparations for
themselves as victims of human rights violations.
i.
Material prejudice
124. The Applicants submit that they owned businesses and other sources of
income that were affected by their conviction and imprisonment. They
specifically allege that they were engaged in farming activities with each of
them earning at least Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Tanzanian
Shillings (TSH350 000) per month. They assert that the sum claimed
hereunder is to compensate them since their businesses collapsed due to
their imprisonment.
125. Separately, , the Applicants also claim, without providing any supporting
particulars, the sum of Ten Thousand United States Dollars (US$10,000) as
lost income.
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126. The Respondent State simply prayed the Court to dismiss the Applicants’
claims.
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127. The Court recalls that in respect of material prejudice, it has always required
Applicants to prove not just their loss but also the connection between the
loss and the alleged violations. 50 In the present case, the Court observes
that the Applicants fail to prove that they earned the sums they indicated.
They also fail to demonstrate the connection between the violations
Kijiji Isiaga v. United Republic of Tanzania, ACtHPR, Application No. 032/2015, Judgment of 25 June
2021 (reparations), § 20.
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