204. Furthermore, measures that a State must take to remedy a violation of human rights include, notably, restitution, compensation and rehabilitation of the victim, satisfaction measures and measures to ensure non-repetition of the violations, taking into account the circumstances of each case.72 205. In examining requests for reparation, the Court also takes into account the existence of a causal link between the violation and the harm caused, it being specified that the burden of proof is on the.73 However, when there is a presumption of moral prejudice to the Applicant, the burden of proof may shift to the Respondent State to provide evidence to the contrary. 206. In the present judgment, the Court has established that the Respondent State violated the right to life, protected by Article 4 of the Charter, the right to an effective remedy under Article 1, read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(a) of the Charter, the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the right to a satisfactory and comprehensive environment conducive to their development, and the right to information, provided for in Articles 16, 24 and 9(1) of the Charter respectively. 207. The Court notes that the Applicants request the Court to grant them both pecuniary and non-pecuniary reparations. A. Pecuniary Reparations 208. The Court notes that the Applicants seek compensation for all the victims and the award of a symbolic sum as reparations for the material and moral prejudice suffered. Wilfred Onyango Nganyi and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania (Reparations) (4 July 2019) 3 AfCLR 308, § 16; Umuhoza v Rwanda (reparations), supra, § 20; Rashidi v Tanzania, supra, § 118; Munthali v Malawi, supra, § 109. 72 Abubakari v. Tanzania (reparations), ibid, § 21; Thomas v. Tanzania, ibid, § 21; Thomas v. Tanzania, ibid, § 13. Umuhoza v. Rwanda, ibid, § 20; Munthali v. Malawi, ibid, § 110. 73 Reverend Christopher R. Mtikila v. United Republic of Tanzania (reparations) (13 June 2014) 1 AfCLR 72, § 40; Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso (reparations) (3 June 2016), 1 AfCLR 346, § 15; Abubakari v. Tanzania, Ibid, § 22; Thomas v. Tanzania, § 14; Zongo and Others v. Burkina Faso (reparations) supra, § 24; Munthali v. Republic of Malawi, supra, § 111. 51

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