005/2013 Alex Thomas v. United Republic of Tanzania
- Case Summary
- The Applicant states that he is a convict serving a 30 year custodial sentence at Karanga Central Prison at Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, the United Republic of Tanzania following his conviction on 3 June 1998. He alleges that there has been an undue delay in consideration of his request for the review of the decision of the Court of Appeal of 29 May 2009 to uphold his conviction and that the the Trial and Appellate Courts erred in law by convicting him. He therefore requests that the Court quashes the decisions by the trial court and the appellate courts convicting him of the offences he was charged with, acquits him and sets him free.
- Keywords
- Domestic/National Laws
- Judicial Independence
- Right to Fair Trial
- الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
- Country
- Tanzania
- ACHPR Rights Violated
- ACHPR 1 - General Obligations
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR Rights Not Violated
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
- ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Duration of Procedure
- 2 أغسطس 2013 ~ 2 فبراير 2015
- Case Timeline
- 25 أغسطس 2015 ~ 20 نوفمبر 2015
AfCHPR Matter
012/2015 – Anudo Ochieng Anudo v. United Republic of Tanzania
- Case Summary
- The Applicant who is a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania and Director General of an NGO named “Tanzania Human for People Rights” was expelled from the territory by the Tanzanian Immigration services because of corruption. contends that he was expelled “illegally” in inhuman, undignified and degrading conditions. He further submits that he and all his biological parents are Tanzanians by birth. His rights to citizenship as guaranteed by the Tanzanian Constitution and International Law have been violated.
- Keywords
- Expulsion from Country of Citizenship
- Freedom of Movement
- Participation in Government
- Personal Liberty
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Right to be Heard
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Right to Health
- Right to Nationality and Nationality Rights
- Right to Work
- Country
- Tanzania
- ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
- ACHPR 12 : Right to Freedom of Movement
- ACHPR 13 : Right to Participate in Government
- ACHPR 15 : Right to Work
- ACHPR 16 : Right to Health
- ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
- ACHPR 18 : Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
- ACHPR Rights Violated
- ACHPR 7 : Right to Fair Trial
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Duration of Procedure
- 24 مايو 2015 ~ 7 مارس 2017
- Case Timeline
- 24 مايو 2015 ~ 22 مارس 2018
AfCHPR Matter
003/2014 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda
- Case Summary
- The Applicant, Ms. Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza, who is a Rwandan citizen, contends that when the genocide in Rwanda started in April 1994 she was in the Netherlands to further her university education in economics and business administration. However, upon her return to Rewanda (after seventeen years) to contribute to national development by forming a political party, she was remanded, placed under detention and charge with the crime of spreading the ideology of genocide, aiding and abetting terrorism, sectarianism and divisionism, undermining the internal security of a state, establishment of an armed branch of a rebel movement, and attempted recourse to terrorism, armed force and any form of violence to destabilize established authority and violate constitutional principles.
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Genocide
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Withdrawal of Declaration under Article 34(6) - AfCHPR Protocol
- Country
- Rwanda
- ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
- ACHPR 9 : Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
- ACHPR 15 : Right to Work
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 7 : Right to Fair Trial
- ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
- ACHPR 9.2 : Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the Law
- ACHPR Rights Violated
- ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
- ACHPR 9.2 : Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the Law
- ACHPR Rights Not Violated
- ACHPR 7.1 : Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
- ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Duration of Procedure
- 3 أكتوبر 2015 ~ 22 مارس 2017
- Case Timeline
- 3 أكتوبر 2015 ~ 24 نوفمبر 2017
AfCHPR Matter
016/2015 – General Kayumba Nyamwasa and Others v. Republic of Rwanda
- Case Summary
- The Applicants are citizens of the Republic of Rwanda who are currently in exile in South Africa, having fled from Rwanda, they allege that they are against the exercise in Rwanda to amend the Constitution to allow for the current President to run for the third term.
- Keywords
- Freedom of Movement
- Participation in Government
- Transitional Justice
- Withdrawal of Declaration under Article 34(6) - AfCHPR Protocol
- Country
- Rwanda
- ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
- ACHPR 13 : Right to Participate in Government
- Outcome
- Order of Provisional Measures
- Outcome Inconclusive
- Case Timeline
- 22 يوليو 2015 ~ 3 يونيو 2018
AfCHPR Matter
006/2012 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Republic of Kenya
- Case Summary
- The Application is in respect of the Ogiek of the Mau Forest. - indigenous minority ethnic group in Kenya, about 15,000 of whom inhabit the greater Mau Forest complex. In October 2009, through the Kenya Forestry Service, the Kenyan Government issued a thirty (30) days eviction notice to the Ogiek and other settlers of the Mau Forest, The Application further contends that the decision of the Kenyan Government will have far reaching implications on the political, social and economic survival of the Ogiek Community.
- Keywords
- Damages and Compensation
- Domestic/National Laws
- Forced Eviction
- Indigenous Communities
- Country
- Kenya
- ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
- ACHPR 1 - General Obligations
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Intergrity
- ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
- ACHPR Rights Violated
- ACHPR 1 - General Obligations
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
- ACHPR Rights Not Violated
- ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Intergrity
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Duration of Procedure
- 12 يوليو 2012 ~ 28 نوفمبر 2014
- Case Timeline
- 12 يوليو 2012 ~ 26 مايو 2017
AfCHPR Matter
02-07_JUD_DO1 Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd. & 78 Others v. Zimbabwe
- Case Summary
- The Land re-distribution program in Zimbabwe
- Keywords
- Right to Property
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Country Geolocation
- Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
SADC Tribunal Matter
002/2013 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Libya
- Case Summary
- The victim (Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi) who is the second son of the former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi was detained by the National Transitional Council and has been in isolation since 19 November 2011, without access to family, friends or any lawyer. He has, to date, not been charged with any offence, or brought before any Court.
- Keywords
- Right to Life
- Transitional Justice
- الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
- Country
- Libya
- ACHPR Rights Violated
- ACHPR 7.1 : Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Duration of Procedure
- 31 يناير 2013 ~ 10 أغسطس 2015
- Case Timeline
- 28 فبراير 2013 ~ 3 يونيو 2017
AfCHPR Matter
7785 treaty 0025 protocol on the amendments to the constitutive act of the african union e(1)
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- Date adopted
- 11 مايو 2003
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Treaty
7792 treaty 0035 protocol on the statute of the african court of justice and human rights e
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- Date adopted
- 1 يوليو 2008
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Treaty
ECW CCJ JUD 25 15
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Murder/Assassination
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
- Country
- Ghana
- Liberia
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- 30 نوفمبر 2015
- Country Geolocation
- Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ECOWAS Court
29. Protocol on the Peace and Security Council
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- Date adopted
- 30 مايو 1993
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Treaty
30. OAU Refugee Convention
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- Date adopted
- 10 سبتمبر 1969
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Treaty
56. Resolution on Developing Guidelines on Combatting Sexual Violence and its Consequences
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- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
Ref.No .102013 Final
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Country
- State Agent
- Keywords
- Land Rights
- Right to Property
- Outcome
- Case Dismissed
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
EACJ Decision
15 of 2014 Baranzira Raphael Ntakiyiruta Joseph vs Attorney General of the Republic of Burundi
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Country
- Burundi
- Keywords
- Judicial Independence
- Right to Fair Trial
- إقامة العدل
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Rights Violated
- EAC Treaty 6(d)
- EAC Treaty 7(2)
- Country Geolocation
- Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
EACJ Decision
010 11 Efoua Mbozo’o Samuel v. the Pan African Parliament
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Workers' Rights
- Country
- AU / AU Organ
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
73. Resolution on Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel,
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- Date Adopted
- 14 فبراير 2002
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action, 1999
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- Date Adopted
- 16 أبريل 1999
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
Resolution on the fight against impunity in Africa
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- Date Adopted
- 20 أبريل 2016
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Accelerating Prisons and Penal Reforms in Africa
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- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
Status of Implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on
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- Date Adopted
- 18 مارس 2016
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
012 11 National Convention of Teachers Trade Union (CONASYSED) v. Gabon
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- Gabon
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
007 11 Youssef Ababou v. Morocco
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Right to Nationality and Nationality Rights
- Country
- Morocco
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
18. 002 12 SO Delta International Investments SA, Mr. AGL De Lange and Mrs. M. De Lange...
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- South Africa
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
20. 004 12 SO Emmanuel Joseph Uko and Others v. The Republic of South Africa Fatsah...
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- South Africa
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
45. Karata Ernest v. The United Republic of Tanzania
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- Type of Document
- Order
- Keywords
- Parties to a Suit
- Country
- Tanzania
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
1. The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013
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- Date Adopted
- 11 أبريل 2013
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Rules of Procedure
286 04 Communication 286 2004 – Dino Noca vs Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Property
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rights Violated
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 7 : Right to Fair Trial
- Country Geolocation
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Document
321 06 Law Society of Zimbabwe et al Zimbabwe
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Competence of the Court
- Constitutional Amendment
- Due Diligence
- Forced Eviction
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Inadequate Legal Provisions
- Judicial Independence
- Land Expropriation
- Land Rights
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Property
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Country Geolocation
- Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Document
8. Protocol on Gender and Development (2008)
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- Date adopted
- 17 أغسطس 2008
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Treaty
30 مبين 1458 الكيانات