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053/2016 - Oscar Josiah v. Tanzania

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Case Headnotes: lt emerges from the file that the Applicant, Oscar Josiah and his wife, were married in 201 1 and were living together at Chankila village in the North West of Tanzania. At the time of their marriage, the Applicant's wife was pregnant by another man but apparently, the Applicant did not have any problem with this situation. The couple stayed together until 2 July 2012 when the wife gave birth to a child. On the same day, it is alleged that the baby died of unnatural causes after having been abandoned in the bush. A subsequent post-mortem medical examination revealed that the cause of the death was Hypoglycemia (lack of sugar in the blood) and Hypothermia (lack of bodily warmth). The Applicant and his wife were later charged with the offence of murder, the High Court acquitted the wife but convicted the Applicant and sentenced him to death. The Applicant subsequently appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, but the Court dismissed his appeal for lack of merit, in its judgment delivered on 25 February 2016.

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Rights Alleged to be Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)

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Latitude: -6.369028

Longitude: 34.888822

App. No 053-2016 - Oscar Josiah v United Republic of Tanzania.pdf
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Requête no 053-2016 - Oscar Josiah c. République Unie de Tanzanie.pdf
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