Uganda Case Law

Bahanla v Burkina Faso (Application No. 016/2019)

Bahanla v Burkina Faso (Application No. 016/2019) [2024] AfCHPR 18 (3 September 2024)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 016/2019

Judge

Adjei J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Eno R, Kioko J, Mengue J, Ntsebeza J, Sacko VP, Tchikaya J

The Court found that the applicant had not exhausted local remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the Charter and Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules of Court. The cassation appeal, which is recognized as an effective and sufficient remedy in Burkina Faso, was still pending at the time the application was filed. The applicant did not provide evidence that the delay in the cassation proceedings was unduly prolonged. As exhaustion of local remedies is a cumulative and mandatory admissibility requirement, and the applicant failed to meet it, the Court declared the application inadmissible without consi…

Source excerpt

• Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
• Right To Fair Trial
• Right To Life
• Right To Human Dignity