W4 JARISDICTION
3t.
The facts constituting the present application substantially relate to several
allegations of violations of the rights of the deceased by the agents of the
Respondent. The Applicants claim that these facts reveal several breaches
of
the Afrigan Chartel particularly, the rlght to life, prohibition of tor,ture,
presumption of innocence and the right to human dignity.
32.
The competence of the Court to enterta-in cases bordering on human rights
violation is provided under Article 9 of the 2OA5 Supplementary Protocol on
the Court. Article g (4) gives the Court the jurisdiction to determine cases
of
violation of human rights that occur in any Member State,
33.
Considering the circumstances of the instant case, we hold the view that this
application is centered on human rights violation and thus falls within the
ambit of this Court's jurisdiction.
VIII. ADMISSIBILITY
34.
The jurisprudence of this Court reveals that even where jurisdiction has been
established, a case of violation of human right is only admissible under certain
defined strictures which every Applicant must satisflz before his or her case is
admitted. To this end, Article iO(d) provides that"Access to the court is open
to individuals on applicationfor relieffor violation of their human rights, the
submission of applicationfor"which
shall;
mctde whilst the same matter has been
court
for adjudication
".
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