On November 5, 1998, Mr. Asok Gangrama Panday was killed in Suriname after being illegally detained in a building for deportees at the Zanderij Airport by the Military Police of Suriname. There was conflicting evidence about whether the victim had been tortured while imprisoned, with a state agent admitting that the victim's mood had been affected by his expulsion from the Netherlands and that this psychological condition had been intensified by his detention. The Court found that the State violated the American Convention on Human Rights.
Case Summary: Gangaram Panday v. Suriname, Case Summary
Year
1994
Country
Topics
Violations Against The Inter-American Convention On Human Rights
Did the State Accept International Responsibility?
Did the State Raise Preliminary Objections?
Judges
Separate Opinions
Reparations
Case Summary
Yes