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Ms. Rose Breivogel and Another v Federal Republic Of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/12/19; ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/22) [2022] ECOWASCJ 19 (21 March 2022)

Ms. Rose Breivogel and Another v Federal Republic Of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/12/19; ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/22) [2022] ECOWASCJ 19 (21 March 2022)
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Ms. Rose Breivogel and Another v Federal Republic Of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/12/19; ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/22) [2022] ECOWASCJ 19 (21 March 2022)
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[2022] ECOWASCJ 19
Court
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Case number
ECW/CCJ/APP/12/19 ; ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/22
Judges
Asante J, Atoki J, Costa J
Judgment date
21 March 2022
Language
English
Summary
State violated detainee’s right to life and failed to investigate death in custody; compensation ordered.
Flynote
Human rights — Deaths in custody — Right to life (Article 4 African Charter) — State’s duty to provide plausible explanation and to conduct prompt, effective and impartial investigation — Delayed autopsy — Torture allegation — Presumption of innocence — Admissibility despite parallel African Commission proceedings.
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State violated detainee’s right to life and failed to investigate death in custody; compensation ordered.
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Human rights — Deaths in custody — Right to life (Article 4 African Charter) — State’s duty to provide plausible explanation and to conduct prompt, effective and impartial investigation — Delayed autopsy — Torture allegation — Presumption of innocence — Admissibility despite parallel African Commission proceedings.
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