African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Article 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience

Freedom of conscience, the profession and free practice of religion shall be guaranteed. No one may, subject to law and order, be submitted to measures restricting the exercise of these freedoms.

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Most cited cases in the context of Article 8

   

25/89-47/90-56/91-100/93 Free Legal Assistance Group, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme, Les Témoins de Jehovah / DRC

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Articles: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 56, 58
Outcome: Decided on merits, Article 58(1) referral - (serious and massive) | Citations: 23
Contextual citations: 1 out of 20
   

48/90-50/91-52/91-89/93 Amnesty International, Comité Loosli Bachelard, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East Africa / Sudan

Country: Sudan | Articles: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 26, 27, 56
Outcome: Decided on merits | Citations: 19
Contextual citations: 1 out of 13
   

212/98 Amnesty International / Zambia

Country: Zambia | Articles: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 56, 61, 62
Outcome: Provisional measures, Decided on merits | Citations: 8
Contextual citations: 1 out of 4