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005 2015 – Thobias Mango and Another v. United Republic of Tanzania Summary

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
Case Headnotes
Thobias Mang’ara Mango and Mr. Shukurani Masegenya Mango (both citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania) allege a violation of their rights following their arrest, detention and the manner in which their various cases were treated before the domestic courts of the Respondent State in relation to the charges and conviction for armed robbery against them.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 7 : Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

App. No. 002 2014 – Faustin Uwintije v. Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • إجراء AfCHPR
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
This is an order informing the applicant that the said application does not meet the requirements under Rule 34 of the Rules of the Court and as such, it cannot be entertained by the Court.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

003 2017 Interpretation of the Judgment of 18 November 2016 Actions pour la Protection des Droits de l'Homme V. Republic of Cote D'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Elections / Referenda
  • Interpretation of Case
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
This is an Application for Interpretation of the Judgment of 18 November 20 16 in the Matter of Actions Pour la Protection des Droits de L'Homme v. Republic of Cote d' Ivoire
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 13.2: Right of equal access to the public service of the country
  • ACHPR 13.3: Right of access to public property and services
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Ruling

Mtilika v Tanzania Ruling on Reparation Appl.011 2011

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
Case Headnotes
This is an Application for compensation and reparations pursuant to the Court's judgment of 14 June 2013 on Consolidated Applications Nos. 009/2011 and 011/2011. In the instant Application, the Court held that the Applicant's claims for pecuniary damages and legal costs were not proved and therefore, dismissed.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

22. App. No. 004 2011 – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab JamahiriyaOrder for provisional measures Appl.004 2011

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Serious and Massive Violation of Human Rights
Case Headnotes
This is an application against the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) alleging serious and massive human Rights violations guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Country
  • Libya
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

003 2015 – Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Extradition
  • False Imprisonment
  • Right to be Heard
  • الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
Case Headnotes
TheApplicants,Mr.KennedyOwinoOnyachiandMr.CharlesJohnMwanikiNjoka,arecitizensof theRepublicofKenya.Theyareconvictedprisonerswhoarecurrentlyservinga sentenceof thirty(30)years'imprisonmentforthecrimeofaggravatedrobberyattheUkongaCentralPrisoninDaresSalaam,UnitedRepublicof Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 7.1 : Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1 - General Obligations
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

004/2023 - Moahd Kheriji Ghannouch & others v. Tunisia

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Type of Document
  • Order
Case Headnotes
The Respondent State applied for a revocation order. The Respondent State's central justification was that its conduct was already in compliance with the Court's order by the time the order was issued. The Court considered that reasoning insufficient and dismissed the Respondent State's request for a revocation of the order for provisional measures from 28 August 2023 in Application 004/2023.
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

Request for Advisory Opinion No.001 2013 Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) ENGLISH (2) (1)

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
Keywords
  • amicus curiae
  • Jurisdiction
  • Relationship between AU mechanisms
Case Headnotes
The request for Advisory opinion is submitted by the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project on the basis of clarifying whether the organization is recognized by the AU. SERAP argues it should be recognized by the African Union on the basis that is an African organization that is registered in Nigeria. SERAP also argues that due to its observer status with the African Commission it has the competence to request an opinion relating to any question within the scope of the ACFPR. But since SERAP doesn’t have a memorandum of understanding with the African union, it isn’t entitled to bring a request for advisory opinion before the court. The Court couldn’t give an opinion on the request due to not having personal jurisdiction.
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

016 2016 Diocles William v United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
Case Headnotes
The record before the Court indicates that on 11 July 2010, at around 16:00hours, at Mbale Village, Missenyi District in Kagera Region, the Applicant who was twenty-two (22) years old at the time, allegedly raped a minor aged twelve (12) years.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 7 : Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/26 - The Incorporated Trustees of Okpamakhin Community Initiative and seven others v Federal republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Incorporated Trustees of Okpamakhin Community Initiative and seven others, acting on behalf of farming communities in Edo State, Nigeria, alleged that the Government unlawfully reallocated parts of the Owan Forest Zone to private investors for plantation projects, threatening their customary land rights, livelihoods, cultural heritage, and environmental interests. They further claimed that the Government failed to disclose information concerning the identity of investors and agreements relating to the forest allocation, thereby violating their right to receive information. The ECOWAS Court held that while the Applicants demonstrated a recognizable customary interest in the forest land, they failed to establish actual or imminent interference with their property rights or prove that the Government unlawfully denied access to information. Consequently, the Court found no violation of Articles 14 and 9 of the African Charter, dismissed all reliefs sought, and ordered each party to bear its own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
18 مايو 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

013 2017 Sébastien Germain Ajavon v Republic of Benin (Order for provisional mesures (7 December 2018))

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Judicial Independence
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

013 2017 Sébastien Germain Ajavon v Republic of Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Judicial Independence
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

013 2017 Sébastien Germain Ajavon v Republic of Benin (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Chafika Bensaoula (March 2019))

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting opinion
Keywords
  • Judicial Independence
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

013 2017 Sébastien Germain Ajavon v Republic of Benin (Separate Opinion of Judge Gerard NIYUNGEKO)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Judicial Independence
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

013 2017 Sébastien Germain Ajavon v Republic of Benin (Judgment on reparations(28th November 2019))

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Judicial Independence
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

013 2017 Sébastien Germain Ajavon v Republic of Benin (Dissenting opinion by Judge Gerard Niyungeko on Judgment on Reparation)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting opinion
Keywords
  • Judicial Independence
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

020 2016 Anaclet Paulo v United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The file record indicates that on the night of 28 July 1997, four individuals forced their way into the home of a certain Benjamin Mhaya Simon, in the village oflzingo Nshamba; and after tying up the latter and his wife, they made away with a sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Tanzania Shillings (TZS 800,000), a radio cassette player, five trousers, two wrist watches and three pairs of loin cloth. On the same night, the Applicant and three other individuals were arrested by the Police and charged with the offence of armed robbery with violence.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/25 -Solomon Ekolama & Anor. v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Information / Digital Rights
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The ECOWAS Court held that although the Applicants proved ownership of their copyrighted software through a valid copyright certificate, the Respondent’s alleged copying and use of the software did not amount to a violation of the right to property under Article 14 of the African Charter, since the Applicants were not deprived of their proprietary interest. The Court found that allegations of theft fall within the realm of criminal law and lie outside the Court’s jurisdiction. The claim under Article 26 of the ICCPR for equality before the law was dismissed for lack of factual basis. Claims under the Berne Convention, WIPO treaties, and the Nigerian Constitution were found inadmissible. All human rights claims were ultimately dismissed.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
12 مايو 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

058/2019 - XYZ v Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The Court rules that since the present application had been commenced prior to the resolution of the matter before the domestic Constitutional Court, the Applicant cannot rely on the the domestic court's decision to justify the exhaustion of local remedies. Therefore, the application was ruled inadmissible.
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

009/2020 - XYZ v Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The Court ruled that the application was inadmissible because the Applicant did not make an effort to take the matter to the Constitutional Court of Benin prior to making an application to the African Court. Therefore, the Applicant did not exhaust local remedies.
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

014/2018 - Ajaye Jogoo v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The Court ruled that the Applicant did not demonstrate that they tried to file cases in the Respondent State through a legal representative. Therefore, the Applicant failed to exhaust local remedies and the application was ruled inadmissible.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

Kolawole O.A. Koiki v Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The Court found that the Respondent violated the Applicant’s right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time under Article 7(1)(d) of the African Charter. The failure to reconstitute the NHRC Governing Council for six years prevented the NHRC from completing the investigation. The Court awarded 5 million naira as compensation. Each party shall bear its own costs. Country:
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
17 نوفمبر 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

012/2020 - Guillaume Kigbafori Soro & Others v Cote D’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The Court found that the Applicants had seized the Court prematurely, since proceedings before domestic courts were still ongoing. Therefore, local remedies were not exhausted.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Ruling

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/25 Lat Diop v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Power
  • Arbitrary Restriction
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • State Internal Security
  • المقبولية
Case Headnotes
The Court affirmed its jurisdiction on human rights violation claims under Article 9(4) of the ECOWAS Protocol. The Applicant, a former minister, was prevented from boarding an international flight without formal notification or procedure. The Court found the restriction arbitrary and illegal, violating Article 12(2) of the African Charter. The Defendant failed to justify the restriction legally. The Applicant was awarded general damages of 6 million CFA Francs. The Defendant was ordered to cease restrictions and bear all court costs.
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
9 مايو 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

Chief Festus A. Ogwuche & 25 Others v The Republic Of Cote D’Ivoire & 14 Others

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
The complaint is a response to a proposed amendment to A/P.1/7/79. The proposed amendment would incorporate the requirement of domestic remedies as a pre-requisite for admissibility to the ECOWAS Court. This particular judgment determines that not all of the states listed in the application can be parties, because the African Court does not have jurisdiction to hear complaints against them. The judgment, therefore, revises and renames the application.
Country
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
AfCHPR Ruling

006 2016 Mgosi Mwita Makungu v United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Discrimination
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • مزاعم السطو المسلح
Case Headnotes
The claim arises from the Respondent State’s alleged failure to provide the Applicant with certified true copies of the records of proceedings and judgments of the Criminal Case where he was charged with the offence of robbery with violence, and convicted and sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment on 15 April 1996.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

006 2016 Mgosi Mwita Makungu v United Republic of Tanzania lndividual Opinion of Justice Blise Tchikaya

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Type of Document
  • Individual Opinion
Keywords
  • Discrimination
  • Right to Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • مزاعم السطو المسلح
Case Headnotes
The claim arises from the Respondent State’s alleged failure to provide the Applicant with certified true copies of the records of proceedings and judgments of the Criminal Case where he was charged with the offence of robbery with violence, and convicted and sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment on 15 April 1996.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Ruling

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/26 - Centre for Community Law v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Centre for Community Law, acting in the public interest, challenged Nigeria's systemic practice of prolonged pre-trial detention and overcrowded correctional facilities. Relying on official prison statistics, it argued that the large number of awaiting-trial inmates and poor detention conditions violated multiple human rights under the African Charter. The ECOWAS Court held that Nigeria had failed to rebut the Applicant's evidence and found that the prolonged detention of awaiting-trial inmates and overcrowded prison conditions constituted systemic human rights violations. The Court ordered Nigeria to establish mechanisms for periodic judicial review of prolonged detention cases, implement a comprehensive prison decongestion policy, adopt non-custodial measures for minor and bailable offences, and submit a compliance report within six months
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
15 مايو 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW CCJ JUD 04 18 FAJ and Others v The Gambia compressed

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Right to Dignity
  • Transitional Justice
  • الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
Case Headnotes
The case concerns crackdown on journalists during the Jahmeh era for reportage that were not favourable to the regime. All journalists concerned eventually went on exile after acquitted and released.
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
13 فبراير 2018
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

040 2016 Mariam Kouma & Another v Republic of Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • إقامة العدل
Case Headnotes
The Application was filed by APDF and IHRDA on behalf of Mariam Kouma, amerchant in Bamako, and her son Ousmane Diabat6, and invokes the violation ofthe Applicants' right to a fair trial by the Respondent state.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Ruling

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