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d. Authorise a hearing before the Commission concerning the request for referral to
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e. Order that Provisional Measures be taken! by the Government
of Ethiopia in
relation to the situation of the S'econd cdmpiainant;
f. Find that the Respondent State has violated
Articles 7,9 and 16 of the African
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g. Order Ethiopia to make reparations to the Comptai~g~~~~;~i;mnsistingof, among
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others, lost income, lost profits and compensationifor. emoti0!hal suffering;
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of it. It also\s('ued Pro~isional Measures to the effect that the Government of Ethiopia
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should have ~RE;l';SecondComplainant
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delay in order to determine the best medical treatment and have it
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administered to her. However, the Commission refused to grant the request to refer
the matter to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and to hold an oral
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hearing for this purpose because Ethiopia has not ratified the Pre. "'"
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