“Individuals on application for relief for violation of their human rights; the submission of application for which shall: i. ii. Not be anonymous; nor Be made whilst the same matter has been instituted before another International Court for adjudication.” Article 10 (d) requires that Applicants seeking relief for violation of their rights must establish the status of a victim who must have suffered a personal loss capable of being ascertained. The import of Article 10 (d) is that only persons who qualifies as victims of Human Rights violations can access the Court to seek relief for violation of their Human Rights. This Court has held in series of decisions that to qualify for relief in respect of Human Right violation the Applicant must establish his capacity as a victim. In the case of CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT V. MAMADOU TANJA & REPUBLIC OF NIGER (2011) ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/11 @ 27, the Court has this to say: ‘‘Cases shall be brought before the court by natural or legal person endowed, within the framework of their national laws, with the required Legal capacity, and who, in addition, shall justify their condition of being Victim…the Court recalls that when an application on human rights. Violation is brought before it, it is so done necessarily by a person who is a victim of the said violation against one or several Member States.’’ Also in the case of MUSA SAIDYKHAN V. REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA (2012) ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/12 @ page 43, this Court held that: “Principally the object of an award in human rights violation is to vindicate the injured feelings of the victim and to restore his rights and human dignity.’’ It can be concluded from the above decisions that only persons who can justify their claims of being directly affected have the standing to seek reliefs for violations of human rights from the Court. 36

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