Uganda Case Law

Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda (Order) (Application 003/2014)

Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda (Order) (Application 003/2014) [2016] AfCHPR 32 (3 June 2016)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application 003/2014

Judge

Ben Achour J, Bossa J, Guissè J, Kioko J, Matusse J, Niyungeko J, Orė J, Ouguergouz J, Ramadhani P, Tambala J, Thompson VP

The Court held that the admission of amicus curiae is within its discretion and declined to reject the National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide. It found that the Respondent is obligated to facilitate access to the Applicant by her legal representatives and must refrain from infringing attorney-client privilege, including searching legal documents. The Court declined to order the Respondent to provide video conferencing facilities, citing lack of procedural rules and technical capacity. On the issue of document production, the Court found the Respondent's reasons for non-compliance…

Source excerpt

• Right To Fair Trial
• Access To Court
• Attorney Client Privilege
• Amicus Curiae
• Procedural Fairness