Court finds jurisdiction and admissibility, rejects torture claim but finds violation of right to physical integrity and awards CFA 10,000,000.
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Human rights jurisdiction — ECOWAS Court competence; admissibility — no requirement to exhaust domestic remedies; victim status; torture threshold requires specific intent/purpose; right to physical integrity (ACHPR Article 4); compensation for bodily injury.
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Court finds jurisdiction and admissibility, rejects torture claim but finds violation of right to physical integrity and awards CFA 10,000,000.
Flynote
Human rights jurisdiction — ECOWAS Court competence; admissibility — no requirement to exhaust domestic remedies; victim status; torture threshold requires specific intent/purpose; right to physical integrity (ACHPR Article 4); compensation for bodily injury.