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
Achpr guidelines on policing assemblies fre
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- Date Adopted
- 4 مارس 2017
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
14/08 Bach’s Transport v. DRC
- Keywords
- Damages and Compensation
- Right to Property
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Duration of Procedure
- ~ 11 يونيو 2010
- Case Timeline
- ~ 11 يونيو 2010
- Country Geolocation
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
SADC Tribunal Matter
DECISION ON COMMUNICATION 428 TO THE PARTIES
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Discrimination
- False Imprisonment
- Freedom of Expression
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Work
- Country
- Eritrea
- Rights Violated
- ACHPR 7.1 : Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 9 : Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
- ACHPR 18 : Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- Country Geolocation
- Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Document
53 90 7ar albert t. capitao tanzania eng
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
Document
ECW CCJ JUD 03 16
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Corruption
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Freedom of Movement
- Judicial Independence
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Privacy
- الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي
- Country
- Guinea
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- 16 فبراير 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ECOWAS Court
16. 007 12 SO Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi v. Tunisia (Separate Opinion Fatsah Ouguergouz)
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- Tunisia
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
ECW CCJ RUL 07 16
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- Type of Document
- Ruling
- Keywords
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Freedom of Movement
- Peace and Security
- Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Work
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Nigeria
- Outcome
- File Closed
- Year Decided
- 4 مايو 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- 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
ECW CCJ JUD 11 16
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Damages and Compensation
- Discrimination
- Equality
- Inheritance/Succession
- Right of Women to Inheritance
- Right to Equality Before the Law
- Right to Property
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Mali
- Year Decided
- 17 مايو 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ECOWAS Court
38. Declaration on Unconstitutional Changes of Government
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- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
OAU/AU Assembly Documents
MADAME AMEGANVI MANAVI ISABELLE ET 8 AUTRES v L ETAT DU TOGO
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Civil and Political Rights
- Damages and Compensation
- Democracy
- Elections / Referenda
- Participation in Government
- Right to Fair Trial
- Country
- Togo
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- 7 أكتوبر 2011
- Country Geolocation
- Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ECOWAS Court
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
58. General Comment No 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights The Right to Redress for Victims of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment
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- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
001 11 SO JM Femi Falana v. The African Union (Separate Opinion Jean Mutsinzi)
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- AU / AU Organ
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
001 11 SO FO Femi Falana v. African Union
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- AU / AU Organ
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
61. Principles and Guidelines on Human and Peoples’ Rights while Countering Terrorism in Africa
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- Date Adopted
- 7 مايو 2015
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
ACmHPR Soft Law
001 11 DO Femi Falana vs The African Union (Dissenting Opinion Sophia Akuffo,...
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- Type of Document
- Dissenting opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- إجراء AfCHPR
- Country
- AU / AU Organ
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
Ruling Ref No 2 of 2010
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- Type of Document
- Ruling
- Country
- State Agent
- Keywords
- Workers' Rights
- Outcome
- Struck Out
- Rights Violated
- Non Indicated
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
EACJ Decision
005 12 SO Amir Adam Timan v. Sudan (Separate Opinion Fatsah Ouguergouz)
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- Sudan
- Rights Violated
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
- Case Summary
- هذه الخاصية غير متوفرة
AfCHPR Ruling
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
64. General Comment No. 2 on Article 14.1 (a), (b), (c) and (f) and Article 14. 2 (a) and (c) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Afri
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- Date Adopted
- 12 مايو 2014
- 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
30 مبين 1417 الكيانات