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596/16 Romy Goornah (represented by Dev Hurnam) v. The Republic of Mauritius

Décision de la CADHP

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Summary of the Complaint1
Articles alleged to have been violated2
Prayers2
Procedure3
Admissibility3
The Complainant’s Submissions on Admissibility3
The Respondent State’s Submissions on Admissibility4
The Complainant’s Additional Submissions on Admissibility5
The Commission’s Analysis on Admissibility6
Decision of the African Commission on Admissibility10

596/16 Romy Goornah (represented by Dev Hurnam) v. The Republic of Mauritius

Décision de la CADHP

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Type de Document

Décision

Mots clés

Manque de compétence manifesté par la Cour africaine
Arrestation et détention arbitraire
Compétence de la Cour
Corruption
Droit à un procès équitable
Droit d'être entendu par un tribunal compétent
Égalité devant la loi
Fonctionnement et indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire
Liberté de la personne
Lutte contre la discrimination
Traitement cruel et dégradant

Case Head Notes: The Complainant submits that the Victim is a Mauritian national who settled in South Africa and had business operations in Mauritius and South Africa. The Complainant further submits that on 24 December 2006, the Victim was arrested at the SSR International Airport in Mauritius on a charge of wilfully, unlawfully and knowingly importing 100 grams of cocaine, in a plastic bag wrapped with yellow tape and concealed in his purse, into Mauritius.

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Ile Maurice

Résultats: Déclaré irrecevable

Année de la Décision: 7 août 2017

Violations alléguées (dispositions de la CADHP)

ACHPR 3.2 : Protection égale de la loi
CADHP 1: Obligations générales
CADHP 2 : Liberté de ne pas subir de discrimination
CADHP 4 : Droit à la vie et à l'intégrité
CADHP 5 : Traitements cruels, inhumains et dégradants
CADHP 6 : Droit à la liberté de la personne et à la protection contre l'arrestation arbitraire
CADHP 7 : Droit à un procès équitable

Droits violés (dispositions de la CADHP)

CADHP 56.6. Introduction dans un délai raisonnable

Droits non violés (dispositions de la CADHP)

Aucun indiqué

Durée de la procédure

26 janv. 2016 ~ 7 août 2017

Géolocalisation du Pays

Latitude: -20.348404

Longitude: 57.55215200000001

Géolocalisation du Pays (Lié Décision de la CADHP): Mauritius

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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Article 4Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right. Article 5Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition of his legal status. All forms of exploitation and degradation of man particularly slavery, slave trade, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited.

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Article 6Every individual shall have the right to liberty and to the security of his person. No one may be deprived of his freedom except for reasons and conditions previously laid down by law. In particular, no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained. Article 71.Every individual shall have the right to have his cause heard. This comprises: (a) the right to an appeal to competent national organs against acts of violating his fundamental rights as recognized and guaranteed by conventions, laws, regulations and customs in force; (b) the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty by a competent court or tribunal; (c) the right to defense, including the right to be defended by counsel of his choice; (d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal. 2.No one may be condemned for an act or omission which did not constitute a legally punishable offence at the time it was committed. No penalty may be inflicted for an offence for which no provision was made at the time it was committed. Punishment is personal and can be imposed only on the offender

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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Article 1The Member States of the Organization of African Unity parties to the present Charter shall recognize the rights, duties and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter and shall undertake to adopt legislative or other measures to give effect to them.Article 2Every individual shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in the present Charter without distinction of any kind such as race, ethnic group, color, sex, language, religion, political or any other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status. 3Article 31.Every individual shall be equal before the law. 2.Every individual shall be entitled to equal protection of the law.

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Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights

Rule 98 Provisional MeasuresAt any time after the receipt of 1. a Communication and before a determination on the merits, the Commission may, on its initiative or at the request of a party to the Communication, request that the State concerned adopt Provisional Measures to prevent irreparable harm to the victim or victims of the alleged violation as urgently as the situation demands.If the Commission is not in session 2. at the time that a request for Provisional Measures is received, the Chairperson, or in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall take the decision on the Commission’s behalf and shall so inform members of the Commission;After the request for Provisional 3. Measures has been transmitted to the State Party, the Commission shall send a copy of the letter requesting Provisional Measures to the victim, the Assembly, the Peace and Security Council, and the African Union Commission. The Commission shall request the 4. State Party concerned to report back on the implementation of the Provisional Measures requested. Such information shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the request for Provisional Measures;The granting of such measures and 5. their adoption by the State Party concerned shall not constitute a prejudgment on the merits of a Communication.

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Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights

Submissions of observationsWhen the Commission has decided 1. to be seized of a Communication pursuant to the present Rules, it shall promptly transmit a copy of the complaint to the Respondent State. It shall simultaneously inform the Complainant of the decision on seizure, and request the Complainant to present evidence and arguments on admissibility within two months. Upon receipt of the Complainant’s 2. observations on admissibility, the Secretary shall transmit a copy to the respondent state and request the latter to make a written submission, containing its arguments and evidence on admissibility, within two months of its receipt of the Commission’s request. The Secretariat shall, within a week of receipt of the state’s submission, provide the Complainant with a copy.Upon receiving the observations 3. of the Respondent State on Admissibility, the Complainant may comment on the observations within one month of receipt. In conformity with Rule 88(6), the 4. Commission, while determining Admissibility may ask the parties to present supplementary observations in an oral hearing.

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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Article 56Communications relating to human and peoples' rights referred to in 55 received by the Commission, shall be considered if they: 1.Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity, 2.Are compatible with the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or with the present Charter, 3.Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or to the Organization of African Unity, 4.Are not based exclusively on news discriminated through the mass media, 5.Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged, 6.Are submitted within a reasonable period from the time local remedies are exhausted or from the date the Commission is seized of the matter, and 7.Do not deal with cases which have been settled by these States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or the provisions of the present Charter.

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15Article 56Communications relating to human and peoples' rights referred to in 55 received by the Commission, shall be considered if they: 1.Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity, 2.Are compatible with the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or with the present Charter, 3.Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or to the Organization of African Unity, 4.Are not based exclusively on news discriminated through the mass media, 5.Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged,

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147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)

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Article 551.Before each Session, the Secretary of the Commission shall make a list of the communications other than those of States parties to the present Charter and transmit them to the members of the Commission, who shall indicate which communications should be considered by the Commission. 2.A communication shall be considered by the Commission if a simple majority of its members so decide.

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221/98 Alfred B. Cudjoe v Ghana

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ule 107 Decision on AdmissibilityOnce it has considered the positions 1. of the parties, the Commission shall make a decision on the admissibility of the Communication and the Secretary shall inform the parties accordingly. Once a Communication has been 2. declared admissible, the Commission shall inform the parties and defer the Communication to the next session for consideration on the merit. The Commission’s decisions on the 3. inadmissibility of Communications shall be notified to the parties and attached to its Activity Report.

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