Recommendations

In accordance with article 2 (3) (a) of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to furnish the author with an effective remedy. This requires States parties to provide full redress to persons whose rights under the Covenant have been violated.

In the present case, the State party is required, inter alia, to:

(a) immediately release Mr. Zogo Andela pending his trial;

(b) bring Mr. Zogo Andela to trial without delay;

and (c) provide Mr. Zogo Andela with appropriate compensation for the violations that he has suffered.

The State party also has an obligation to take measures to ensure that similar violations do not occur in the future.