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Human and Peoples' Rights
Human Hights our
Collective Responsibility
15. The Complainants request the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
(the African Commission) to:
a, Be seized of this Complaint and find the Respondent State in violation of
the Charter provisions above;
b. Issue Provisional Measures pursuant to Rule 98 of the Rules of Procedure
in order to prevent irreparable harm to the Victim on account of the
possibility of imposition of extra-judicial execution or the risk of death due
to deplorable health conditions or abysmal conditions of the prison,
continued incommunicado
detention, ongoing risk of torture and
mistreatment or the lack of legal}ecourse faced by the Victim, as follows:
i. Immediate and continUihg disclosure of the Victim's location and
status;
11. A guarantee of the Victim's safety and well-being while in custody;
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Regular and unhindered communication with and access to his
family;
iv. Regular and unhindered access to medical treatment of the Victim's
choice; and
v. Regular and unhindered access to legal representation of the
Victim's choice.
c. Urge the Respondent State to immediately release the Victim, which is
critical since the specialised medical treatment which he needs is not readily
available in the Respondent State, which can be administered through a bail
bond, or provide compensation for the harm he has sustained as a result of
the unlawful detention without trial.
d. If the Respondent State opts to take further legal action against the Victim,
instruct the Respondent State to do so in accordance with obligations of the
latter emanating from the African Charter, including the duty to ensure the
right of the Victim to a fair trial, the right to be represented by a lawyer of
his choice and his right to bail, among others.
An Olgan of the
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