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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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Treaty Series No
1833 UNTS 3
Treaty

ECOWAS Convention A P4 5 82 Relating to Inter States Road Transit of Goods

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Treaty Series No
A/P.4/5/82
Date Adopted
Jul 8, 1965
Treaty

Supplementary act A/SA. 1/12/16 relating to the enhancement of the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament

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Treaty Series No
A/SA. 1/12/16
Date Adopted
Dec 17, 2016
Treaty

Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 Amending the Preamble and Articles 1, 2, 9 and 30 of Protocol A/P.1/7/91 Relating to the Community Court of Justice and Article 4 Paragraph 1 of the English Version of the Said Protocol (ECOWAS Court Supplementary Protocol 2005)

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Treaty Series No
A/SP.1/01/05
Date Adopted
Jan 19, 2005
Treaty

European Convention on Human Rights

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Treaty Series No
ETS No. 001 to 193 included
Date Adopted
Sep 3, 1953
Treaty

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter)

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Treaty Series No
OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982)
Date Adopted
Jun 27, 1981
Treaty

002/2011 Request for Advisory Opinion by Marcel Ceccaldi

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
Keywords
  • Non Compliance
Country
  • Libya
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

Communication 319/06 - Interights & Ditshwanelo v. Botswana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2003
Treaty

Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

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Date Adopted
Jul 1, 2008
Treaty

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 21, 2017
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

001/2005 - Michelo Hunsungule and Others (on behalf of Children in Northern Uganda) v. Uganda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Insurrection
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
State Accused
  • Uganda
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 19, 2013
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 1.1: States recognize rights, freedoms and duties in the Charter and take steps to adopt implementation measures
  • ACRWC 22: Armed Conflicts
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Decision

Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community

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Date Adopted
May 3, 1991
Treaty

Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

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Date Adopted
Jul 8, 2004
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUD/5/16 Malachi Z. York v Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Personal Liberty
  • Sexual Offences
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 18, 2016
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/10 Musa Saidykhan v The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 16, 2010
Rights Violated (ECOWAS Treaty)
  • ECOWAS 4: Fundamental Principles
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)

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Date Adopted
Oct 23, 2009
Treaty

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

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Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

04/11 Omar Awadh Omar v AG Kenya & 2 Others

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

Principles and Guidelines on the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

Guidelines on the Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre Trial Detention in Africa

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Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

005/12 Amir Adam Timan v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

15/14 Baranzira Raphael Ntakiyiruta Joseph v Attorney General of Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • Burundi
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • EAC Treaty 6(d)
  • EAC Treaty 7(2)
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

322/06 Tsatsu Tsikata v Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

215/98 Rights International v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

8/88 Nziwa Buyingo v Uganda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

53/90_7AR Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

232/99 John D. Ouko v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

86/93 M. S. Ceesay v Gambia (The)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Treaty Series No
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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