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Collective Responsibility
Human and Peoples' Rights
Prayers:
15. The Complainant prays for the African Commission on Human and Peoples'
Rights (the Commission) to:
a. Find that the Respondent State has violated Articles 1, 2, 5,6, 7, 14 and
16 of the African Charter;
b. Request the payment of adequate compensation to the Complainant for
the violations of his Charter rights, including:
i. Material damages for cost of medical treatment, psychological
and social services;
11. legal and other expert assistance;
iii. loss of earnings and loss of earnings potential;
iv. lost opportunities, including employment and education;
v. special damages in the form of moral damages/ non-pecuniary
damages;
c. Request the Respondent State to commence an effective and impartial
investigation into the circumstances of the Complainant's arrest and
arbitrary detention and his subsequent torture and ill-treatment,
including:
Lifting existing immunities with regards to any officer suspected
of being responsible for any of the violations listed herein;
ii. Providing adequate protection for witnesses in the course of the
investigation and thereafter if needed, such as guaranteeing
anonymity, escorts, and relocation;
111. Where sufficient evidence of misconduct or criminal conduct is
found, the suspected perpetrators should be tried and adequately
punished if found guilty;
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d. Request a public acknowledgment and apology to the Complainant for
the violations suffered.
e. Request the Respondent State to amend relevant legislation that is
incompatible with the African Charter, in particular,
Security Act of 2010 (NSA), to:
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