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Taudier and Others v Côte d'Ivoire (Application No. 17-2019; Application No. 18-2019; Application No. 19-2019)

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights · [2019] AfCHPR 57 · 2019 Joinder Ordered AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Three separate applications to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights consolidated by order of the Court
Decision
Three applications consolidated into a single proceeding

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Holding

The Court ordered the joinder of three separate applications filed by Goh Taudier, Bamba Lamine, and Coulibaly Ousmane against Côte d'Ivoire. The applications arose from the same facts, alleged the same violations, and sought identical relief. The applicants had been convicted and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for armed gang robbery, illegal possession of firearms, and death threats, with their appeal dismissed in 2015. Joinder was appropriate in fact and in law under Rule 54.

Outcome

Three applications consolidated into a single proceeding

Facts

Three separate applications were filed on 17 April 2019 by Goh Taudier, Bamba Lamine, and Coulibaly Ousmane against the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. All three applicants had been tried and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for armed gang robbery, illegal possession of firearms, and death threats. On 25 February 2015, the Abidjan Court of Appeal dismissed their appeals and upheld the convictions and sentences. In their applications to the African Court, all three applicants alleged violations of their rights to a fair trial, effective remedy, reasoned decisions, dignity, adversarial proceedings, and proportionality of sentence under Article 7 of the African Charter and Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They sought presidential pardon, commutation of sentence, parole, or financial compensation.

Issues

  1. Whether the three applications should be joined pursuant to Rule 54 of the Rules of Court

Orders

  • The joinder of the above referred Applications and related pleadings ordered.
  • The Applications henceforth to be referred to as Consolidated Applications Nos. 017/2019, 018/2019 and No. 019/2019 - Goh Taudier and Others v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
  • This Order and the pleadings relating to the above referred Matters to be served on all the Parties.

Rules and key headnotes

Joinder of Cases — Interrelated Applications — Rule 54 of Rules of Court
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights may order the joinder of interrelated cases at any stage of the pleadings where the applications are filed against the same respondent state, arise from similar facts, allege the same violations, and seek identical relief, and where joinder is appropriate in fact and in law for the good administration of justice.

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Taudier and Others v Côte d'Ivoire (Application No. 17-2019; Application No. 18-2019; Application No. 19-2019) [2019] AfCHPR 57 (2 December 2019)
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