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. * 126. The Respondent State simply prayed the Court to dismiss the Applicants’ claims. *** 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. 50 32

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