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013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania

AfCHPR Decision

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Type of Document

Judgement

Keywords

Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
Cruel and Degrading Treatment
Freedom of Movement
Personal Liberty

Case Headnotes: On 8 January 2010, Mr. john Robert Penessis was arrested by the Tanzanian Immigration authorities. He was subsequently charged, convicted and sentenced on 17 January 2011 to a fine of eighty thousand (80,00) Tanzanian Shillings or in default, two (2) years in prison and ten (10) strokes of the cane by the kagera Resident Magistrate for illegal entry and irregular presence in the territory of the Respondent State.

Country

Tanzania

Outcome

Decided on Merits

Year Decided: Nov 28, 2019

Rights Alleged to be Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

ACHPR 1: General Obligations
ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest

Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

ACHPR 1: General Obligations
ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest

Rights Not Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

None Indicated

Duration of Procedure: Sep 15, 2015 ~ Nov 28, 2019

Country Geolocation

Latitude: -6.369028

Longitude: 34.888822

Country Geolocation (linked AfCHPR Decision): Tanzania

Primary Documents

013-2015 â Robert John Penessis v. United Republic of Tanzania.pdf
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013-2015 - Robert John Penessis c. Republique-Unie de Tanzanie.pdf
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