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002/2011 Request for Advisory Opinion by Marcel Ceccaldi

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
Keywords
  • Non Compliance
Case Headnotes
A letter dated August 22nd 2011 was received by a registrar at the court, where advocate Marcel Ceccaldi requested an advisory opinion from the court on behalf of the Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The court instructed the registrar to ask the author of the request to show proof that he was acting on behalf of Libya, but unfortunately the author declined to respond to this request. The attitude of the author of the request for advisory opinion, showed unwillingness to pursue the matter further. As a result of this behavior, the court unanimously decided to remove the request from the general list of the court.
Country
  • Libya
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
AfCHPR Decision

042/2016 - Collectif des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire ALS v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
According to the records, on 1 February 2012,ihe Applicants, who claim to have been victims of lead poisoning during their service, seized the Prosecutor at the Commune lll Court of First instance of the District of Bamako of a criminal complaint, followed by a letter addressed to the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Bamako on the same subject. The Applicants allege that the Australian Laboratory, which specializes in the chemical analysis of samples to determine the content of gold and other metals, used in this respect, toxic products such as acid, butyl isobutyl (DIBK), and solvents such as nitrate, sodium, lithium, borax, sodium carbonate, sodium oxide and lead.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/26 - Société de Production et d’Exportation Banane Antilles (PACOBAN) v. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Case Headnotes
Applicant seeking compensation for its banana farm which was largely affected by the construction of a hydroelectric dam by CI-Energies.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 18, 2026
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

039/2019 - Chacha Jeremiah Murimi v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Chacha Jeremiah Murimi, a Tanzanian national, was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania had violated his rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights through the imposition of the mandatory death penalty and various aspects of his criminal proceedings. Owing to the similarity of the legal and factual issues, the Court consolidated his application with Application No. 040/2019 (Mathew Jeremiah Daud) and Application No. 041/2019 (Paschal Ligoye Mashiku) and delivered a single judgment.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/25- Lawyers Alert Initiative for Protecting the Rights of Children, Women and the Indigent v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
Challenge to vagrancy and criminal provisions in Nigeria’s Penal Code (1963, Northern Nigeria) and Criminal Code Act (1916, Southern Nigeria). Alleged arbitrary arrests, dehumanization, and imprisonment of vulnerable groups, especially sex workers. Claims of violations of human rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 18, and 19. Focus on protection of vulnerable groups, women, and children. Issues around inadequate/inappropriate legal provisions and freedom from discrimination. Involvement of civil society as amicus curiae (Alliance for the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Nigeria – ADPON).
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

007/2023 - Democratic Republic of Congo v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Case Headnotes
DRC alleges human rights violations committed in connection with an armed conflict between it and a coalition that includes Rwanda and the M23 armed group. The Court determined that it has jurisdiction to hear the matter and declared the application admissible. The Court ordered the Respondent State to file its response on the merits.
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/25 - The Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokoja Foundation & Anor. v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Parties to a Suit
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
ECOWAS Court has jurisdiction over human rights violations under Article 9(4) of its Protocol. Mere allegation of human rights violation is sufficient to confer jurisdiction. The Court is not an appellate body for national court decisions but can hear claims of human rights violations arising from domestic proceedings. Cause of action exists when facts disclose a legal right, even if not yet legally maintained. Admissibility requires claimants to have victim status, not be anonymous, and not have the matter pending in another international court. NGOs with legal personality can represent victims in human rights claims. Representative actions require proof of victim status of grantor; indirect victims must provide credible evidence of relationship. Application dismissed due to lack of locus standi; grantors of mandate were neither direct nor indirect victims. Parties bear their own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

010/2011 - Efoua Mbozo’o Samuel v. The Pan African Parliament

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
Efoua Mbozo'o Samuel, domiciled in Yaoundé, Cameroon,brought before the Court, a case against the Pan African Parliament, alleging breach of paragraph 4 of hiscontract of employment and of Article 13 (a) and (b) of the OAU Staff Regulations, and improper refusal torenew his contract and to re-grade him
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
AfCHPR Decision

01/08 - Michelot Yogogombaye v. Senegal (Separate Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Procedure
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Information
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
Fatsah Ouguergouz is of the opinion that the Applicant indeed has the right to know why it has taken nearly one year between the date of receipt of his application at the Registry and the date on which the Court took its decision thereon. Senegal, on the other hand, has the right to know why the Court chose to make a solemn ruling on the application by means of a Judgment, rather than reject it de plano with a simple letter issued by the Registry. The two Parties also have the right to know the reasons for which their prayers in respect of the costs and expenses, respectively, of the case, have been rejected; the Applicant should also know why his prayer in this regard was addressed on the basis of Rule 30 of the Interim Rules of the Court (hereinafter referred toas the "Rules") on Legal Costs, whereas the Court could have equally, if not exclusively, treated this prayer on the basis of Rule 31 on Legal Assistance.
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/19 Salifo Sawadogo v Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Insurrection
  • Military Tribunals
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
Following the failure of the military coup d'état in Burkina Faso on 16th September 2015, judicial information was opened against all persons who participated as author, co-author or accomplice of the coup; Accordingly, there were apparent elements from the investigation of this process likely to determinate the criminal liability of the applicant, Mr SAWADOGO Salifou, then a Parliament Member in the National Assembly; In view of the gravity of the facts, the Military Court wanted the applicant's criminal liability to be invoked, as those of other persons persecuted for the same facts.
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Sep 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/26 - Lacerda Yoann v. State of Cape Verde

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Health
Case Headnotes
Following the ECOWAS Court's judgment of 7 April 2025, which found that Cape Verde had not violated the Applicant's right to health and dismissed his claims, Lacerda Yoann filed an application seeking revision of that judgment. He argued that procedural irregularities had prevented him and his lawyer from fully participating in the proceedings and relied on alleged new medical evidence concerning his treatment.The ECOWAS Court held that an application for revision is an exceptional remedy available only where new facts of a decisive nature, previously unknown to both the Court and the applicant without negligence, are discovered after the judgment. The Court found that the facts relied upon by the Applicant were either already known to him or did not constitute decisive new facts capable of justifying revision. Consequently, it declared the application for revision inadmissible and ordered the Applicant to bear the costs.
Country
  • Cape Verde
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 25, 2026
Country Geolocation
Cape Verde: 16° 32′ 20″ N, 23° 2′ 30″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/39/25 La Ligue Togolaise des Droits de l’Homme and Seven (07) Others v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Physical and Moral Integrity
Case Headnotes
Human rights claims require credible, concrete evidence, not mere assertions. States bear positive obligations to protect rights but liability depends on failure to fulfill these duties demonstrably. Freedom of movement, assembly, and security rights are fundamental but may be subject to lawful restrictions. Allegations of militia violence require evidence linking the militias to the State for State responsibility. The ECOWAS Court will not rule on claims lacking proof of rights violations.
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 7, 2025
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

010/2019 - Idd Kiture v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Case Headnotes
Idd Kiture, a Tanzanian national, was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania violated his rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, challenging both the fairness of his criminal proceedings and the legality of the mandatory death sentence
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

046/2016 - APDF & IHRDA v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Child Marriage
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Harmful Traditional Practices
  • IHRDA
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
In a bid to modernise its legislation by bringing it in line with the evolving international human rights law, the Government of Mali launched, in 1998, a vast operation to codify the rights of individuals and the family. This project, which was subject to broad popular consultation, received expert input prior to the drafting of Law No. 201 1-087 establishing the Persons and Family Code. However, the Applicants submit that the law as promulgated violates several provisions of international human rights instruments ratified by the Respondent State.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

007/11 Youssef Ababou v. Morocco

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
In his application, the Applicant alleges as follows: - the Kingdom of Morocco has refused, and continues to refuse, to issue him his documents, which include, a national identity card and a passport;- it has been many years since he started requesting his rights to these civil status documents from the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Algeria, “but the latter have systematically refused to respect [his] rights to these documents".
Country
  • Morocco
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/25 - Lacerda Yoann v. Republic of Cabo Verde

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Health
Case Headnotes
In Lacerda Yoann v. Republic of Cabo Verde (Application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/38/23; Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/25, 7 April 2025), the ECOWAS Court of Justice confirmed its jurisdiction and declared the application admissible. The Applicant, a Cabo Verde citizen, claimed that the State violated his right to health under Article 16 of the African Charter, Article 12 of the ICESCR, and Article 25 of the UDHR, by failing to provide access to necessary medicines for his hereditary immunodeficiency. The Court found that the Defendant State had authorized the import of the medicine and provided guidance on accessing it, but the Applicant failed to follow the prescribed procedures. Consequently, the Court held that the Defendant did not violate the Applicant’s right to health, dismissed all other claims as unfounded, and ordered that the parties bear their own costs.
Country
  • Cape Verde
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 7, 2025
Country Geolocation
Cape Verde: 16° 32′ 20″ N, 23° 2′ 30″ W
ECOWAS Court

005/11 Daniel Amare & Mulugeta Amare v. Mozambique & Mozambique Airlines

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
In their application, the Applicants allege as follows, namely that: - In or about November 2008, having procured the requisite passports, visas and air tickets, they set out to travel to Maputo, Mozambique via Nairobi, Kenya.- At Nairobi, they transited from the Ethiopian Airlines to a Mozambique Airline flight to Maputo.- However, the flight did not take them to Maputo but landed in Pemba, Mozambique, where they were stranded for a period of twenty six (26) days.4. The Applicants further allege that: - During that period, they were subjected by the Mozambique Immigration Officials to diverse hardships, including demands for bribes, which they resisted, confiscating of their passports and visas, robbery of $1000 from them, torture, and deportation to Dar-es-Salaam.
Country
  • Mozambique
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Mozambique: 18° 39′ 57″ S, 35° 31′ 46″ E
AfCHPR Decision

020/2015 – Livinus Daudi Manyuka v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the Application that on 4 November 1999 the Applicant, and two other individuals, were charged with the offence of robbery with violence in the District Court at Mbinga, Ruvuma Region. On 15 May 2000, they were convicted and each sentenced to twenty (20) years imprisonment.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

004/2015 – Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the application that, on 6 June 2003, the applicant was arrested for having committed armed robbery of a pick-up vehicle at a place known as Sinza Madukani, in Dar es Salaam. He was prosecuted for the offense before the Kibaha District Magistrate Court. He was released on bail on 7 November 2003. While he was out on bail in this case, on September 2004, he was again arrested and charged in a second case before the same court, for conspiring to commit a felony and for the offence of robbery. It was alleged that he had stolen a saloon car at korogwe area in kibaha District.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

004/2015 – Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the application that, on 6 June 2003, the applicant was arrested for having committed armed robbery of a pick-up vehicle at a place known as Sinza Madukani, in Dar es Salaam. He was prosecuted for the offense before the Kibaha District Magistrate Court. He was released on bail on 7 November 2003. While he was out on bail in this case, on September 2004, he was again arrested and charged in a second case before the same court, for conspiring to commit a felony and for the offence of robbery. It was alleged that he had stolen a saloon car at korogwe area in kibaha District.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

028/2015 – Kalebi Elisamehe v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the application that, on 6 March 2004, the applicant was convicted and sentenced by the District Magistrate’s Court of Monduli at monduli District to a thirty (30) year prison sentence for the rape of a twelve (12) year old minor. He was ordered to pay the victim one cow valued at Tanzania Shillings Two Hundred Thousand as compensation. The applicant appealed against the judgement.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

030/2015 – Ramadhani Issa Malengo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that in 1996, the Applicant had an oral agreement with DIMON Ramadhani lssa Malengo (hereinafter referred to as the "Applicant") is a national of Tanzania and a tobacco farmer. He resides in Kigwa village, Tabora region and alleges that the Respondent State violated his rights by denying him justice in the National courts.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

025/2015 – Majid Goa alias Vedastus v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that on 20 December 2005, the District Court of Tarime, in Criminal case No. 418 of 2005 convicted the Applicant and sentenced him to thirty (30) years imprisonment following conviction for rape of a twelve (12) year old minor.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

017/2015 – Kennedy Gihana & Ors v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Order on Continuance of Proceedings
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that the Applicants learnt of the invalidation, by the Respondent State, of their passports and those of other Rwandan nationals when one of them was informed upon applying for a visa to travel to the United States of America, that his name appeared on a list of 14 May 2012, indicating the invalidity of the passports held by all persons included on the said list.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

017/2015 – Kennedy Gihana & Ors v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that the Applicants learnt of the invalidation, by the Respondent State, of their passports and those of other Rwandan nationals when one of them was informed upon applying for a visa to travel to the United States of America, that his name appeared on a list of 14 May 2012, indicating the invalidity of the passports held by all persons included on the said list.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Order for provisional maesures

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Partly dissenting opinion of Judges Gérard Niyungeko & Rafâa Ben Achour)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Rafaâ Ben Achour)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016-2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

004/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
It is apparent from the record, that, on 17 November 2009, following his success in a recruitment test, the applicant signed an employment contract for the position of Head of the Planning and Strategy Section at the State-owned Rwanda Electricity Corporation and Rwanda Water and Sanitation Corporation, which later became the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA). On 13 April 2010, the applicant was dismissed without notice.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

004/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour & Blaise Tchikaya

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
It is apparent from the record, that, on 17 November 2009, following his success in a recruitment test, the applicant signed an employment contract for the position of Head of the Planning and Strategy Section at the State-owned Rwanda Electricity Corporation and Rwanda Water and Sanitation Corporation, which later became the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA). On 13 April 2010, the applicant was dismissed without notice.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/26 - Oyekunle Jide v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
Journalist Oyekunle Jide filed an application before the ECOWAS Court after alleging that, while covering the #EndBadGovernance protests in Abuja on 1 August 2024, Nigerian police assaulted him, detained him for approximately eight hours, confiscated his mobile phone, damaged his camera, and interfered with his work as a journalist. He further alleged violations of his freedom of expression, liberty, dignity, property, and privacy. The Court found that Nigeria unlawfully restricted his freedom of expression, arbitrarily deprived him of his liberty, subjected him to treatment contrary to human dignity, and unlawfully interfered with his property by confiscating his phone without legal justification. However, it found insufficient evidence to prove the alleged violation of privacy. The Court awarded ₦10 million in compensation for non-pecuniary damage and ordered Nigeria to report on implementation of the judgment within three months.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 22, 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

MOSES ABIODUN V FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Jurisdiction & Admissibility – The Court has jurisdiction under Article 9(4) of its Protocol; the Application was admissible. Arbitrary Detention – Applicant was detained from 2009 to 2025 without trial or formal charges, violating Articles 6 and 9 of the African Charter/ICCPR. Freedom of Movement – Prolonged detention violated Article 12 of the African Charter/ICCPR. Right to Fair Trial – Detention without trial for over 16 years breached Article 7(1)(d) of the African Charter. Cruel & Inhuman Treatment – Prolonged pretrial detention constituted inhuman and degrading treatment (Articles 5 and 7). Reparations – Court ordered immediate release and payment of 20 million naira in compensation; each party bears its own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/25 Eliam Monsedjoueni Potey v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Practice a Profession
Case Headnotes
Jurisdiction: The ECOWAS Court has jurisdiction over alleged human rights violations by Member States. Admissibility: The case was admissible as the applicant was identified and no parallel international proceedings existed. Equality Before the Law: Alleged discrimination must be proven with objective evidence; mere claims are insufficient. Discretionary Promotion: Executive discretion in judicial promotions does not automatically violate equality rights. Reparations: Compensation is only awarded if a rights violation is established.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 2, 2025
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Comoros: 11° 38′ 44″ S, 43° 19′ 60″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/25 KINSOUGBO AMELE v. TOGO

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Case Headnotes
Law enforcement officials must use force only as a last resort, particularly in protests. The State has a positive duty to protect the right to life and physical integrity of individuals, including children. Violations of rights to physical integrity and protection from cruel treatment attract reparations. Disabled children are entitled to special care and rehabilitation, but applicants must show that assistance was requested and denied. Lack of evidence on State negligence or failure to provide care can result in dismissal of related claims.
Country
  • Togo
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the Application that the First Applicant, Shukrani Masegenya Mango, was charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court at Mwanza. On 7 May 2004 he was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. The Seventh Applicant, Samwel M Mtakibidya, was also charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court of Handeni, Tanga. Hewas convicted and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment on 5 August 2002.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Rafaâ Ben ACHOUR)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the Application that the First Applicant, Shukrani Masegenya Mango, was charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court at Mwanza. On 7 May 2004 he was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. The Seventh Applicant, Samwel M Mtakibidya, was also charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court of Handeni, Tanga. Hewas convicted and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment on 5 August 2002.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion of Justice Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the Application that the First Applicant, Shukrani Masegenya Mango, was charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court at Mwanza. On 7 May 2004 he was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. The Seventh Applicant, Samwel M Mtakibidya, was also charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court of Handeni, Tanga. Hewas convicted and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment on 5 August 2002.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

053/2016 - Oscar Josiah v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the file that the Applicant, Oscar Josiah and his wife, were married in 201 1 and were living together at Chankila village in the North West of Tanzania. At the time of their marriage, the Applicant's wife was pregnant by another man but apparently, the Applicant did not have any problem with this situation. The couple stayed together until 2 July 2012 when the wife gave birth to a child. On the same day, it is alleged that the baby died of unnatural causes after having been abandoned in the bush. A subsequent post-mortem medical examination revealed that the cause of the death was Hypoglycemia (lack of sugar in the blood) and Hypothermia (lack of bodily warmth). The Applicant and his wife were later charged with the offence of murder, the High Court acquitted the wife but convicted the Applicant and sentenced him to death. The Applicant subsequently appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, but the Court dismissed his appeal for lack of merit, in its judgment delivered on 25 February 2016.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

042/2019 - Masudi Said Selemani v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Masudi Said Selemani, a Tanzanian national, was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to death by hanging. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He subsequently filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania violated several rights guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights during his criminal proceedings and through the imposition of the mandatory death penalty
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

040/2019 - Mathew Jeremiah Daud v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Mathew Jeremiah Daud was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He subsequently filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania had violated his rights under the African Charter through the conduct of his criminal proceedings and the imposition of a mandatory death sentence. Because his application raised substantially the same facts and legal issues as Applications Nos. 039/2019 and 041/2019, the Court consolidated the three cases and delivered a single judgment
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

025/2016 - Kenedy Ivan v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Mr. Kenedy lvan (hereinafter referred to as "the Applicant") is a national of Tanzania, currently serving a 30 years prison sentence at the Butimba Central Prison for the offence of armed robbery
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

021/2015 – Kamdem Roger v. CIMA

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
Mr. Roger Kamdem is a citizen of Cameroon, former Director of Insurance Company SAMRISSA (Automobile, Sickness, Fire and various Social Risks Insurance), Mr. Roger Kamdem is a citizen of Cameroon, former Director of Insurance Company SAMRISSA (Automobile, Sickness, Fire and various Social Risks Insurance), acting in its capacity as former Director and shareholder representing the majority of shareholders filed the Application against Member States of the Inter-African Conference on Insurance Markets (CIMA).
Country
  • Non-State Actor
AfCHPR Decision

013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
On 8 January 2010, Mr. john Robert Penessis was arrested by the Tanzanian Immigration authorities. He was subsequently charged, convicted and sentenced on 17 January 2011 to a fine of eighty thousand (80,00) Tanzanian Shillings or in default, two (2) years in prison and ten (10) strokes of the cane by the kagera Resident Magistrate for illegal entry and irregular presence in the territory of the Respondent State.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
On 8 January 2010, Mr. john Robert Penessis was arrested by the Tanzanian Immigration authorities. He was subsequently charged, convicted and sentenced on 17 January 2011 to a fine of eighty thousand (80,00) Tanzanian Shillings or in default, two (2) years in prison and ten (10) strokes of the cane by the kagera Resident Magistrate for illegal entry and irregular presence in the territory of the Respondent State.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2015 Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Order for Provisional Measures)

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/RUL/03/26 - Orikri Rhahor v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Orikri Rhahor, a Nigerian citizen sentenced to death by hanging by the Delta State High Court on 10 July 2024, brought an application before the ECOWAS Court alleging that his criminal trial violated his fundamental human rights. He argued that the trial court relied entirely on the prosecution's evidence without properly considering his defence, resulting in an unfair trial and continued detention under a death sentence. Nigeria challenged the Court's jurisdiction, arguing that the ECOWAS Court could not review decisions of national courts. The ECOWAS Court rejected this objection, holding that while it is not an appellate court over national courts, it has jurisdiction to examine allegations that judicial decisions have resulted in human rights violations. The Court therefore declared the application admissible
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

041/2019 - Paschal Ligoye Mashiku v. United Republic of Tanzania (Consolidated with Applications Nos. 039/2019 and 040/2019)

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Paschal Ligoye Mashiku was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He subsequently filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania violated several rights guaranteed under the African Charter during his criminal proceedings and through the imposition of the mandatory death sentence. The Court consolidated his application with those of Chacha Jeremiah Murimi (Application No. 039/2019) and Mathew Jeremiah Daud (Application No. 040/2019) because they raised substantially similar legal issues concerning the mandatory death penalty.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/25 -Kabirou Mbodje vs. the Republic of Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Jurisdiction
  • res judicata
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Principle of Res Judicata (non bis in idem) and its application in criminal proceedings Right to a Fair Trial and Rights of Defence under international human rights law Legal implications of absence of the accused during trial and counsel’s role Claims for Damages and Compensation for alleged violations of legal rights Abuse of court process and vexatious litigation claims Jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in human rights matters
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 12, 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/26 - The Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Information / Digital Rights
  • Right to Privacy
Case Headnotes
SERAP challenged Nigeria's 2024 amendment to the Cybercrime Act, arguing that the cyberstalking provision (Section 24) was vague and had been used to suppress freedom of expression, information and media freedom through the harassment and prosecution of journalists, activists and social media users. Although the ECOWAS Court found the application admissible, it held that SERAP had not produced sufficient evidence either that the amended legislation was inherently incompatible with international human rights standards or that Nigerian authorities had arbitrarily applied it in the manner alleged. Accordingly, the Court dismissed all substantive claims on the merits and ordered each party to bear its own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 15, 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

038/2016 - Jean-Claude Roger Gombert v. Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application has its origin in a contractual dispute between private partieswhich was brought before the Respondent state's courts. The Applicantmainly alleges the violation by the said courts, of his rights to a fair trial asguaranteed by the Charter.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

038/2016 - Jean-Claude Roger Gombert v. Côte d’Ivoire (Joint separate opinion of Justice Ben KIOKO & Justice Angelo V. Matusse)

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Type of Document
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application has its origin in a contractual dispute between private partieswhich was brought before the Respondent state's courts. The Applicantmainly alleges the violation by the said courts, of his rights to a fair trial asguaranteed by the Charter.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/25 Dorothy Bebe V. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Safe Medical Abortion
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
The Applicant (Dorothy Bebe), a Nigerian citizen, alleges violation of her rights due to rape by a private individual and subsequent denial of safe abortion facilities. Applicant suffered mental and physical trauma, stigma, and discrimination due to denial of abortion access. The Defendant (Nigeria) denies violation, argues criminal nature of matter, lack of state responsibility for private acts, and cultural justification for abortion laws. The Court rejected Defendant’s preliminary objection on jurisdiction due to procedural grounds. The Court emphasized its jurisdiction to hear human rights violations but not to examine national laws in the abstract.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 4, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

007/2013 – Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleged tha he was arrested by the police on 10 April 197 while he was in his home, and he was kept in police custody up to 14 April 1997.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/26 - High Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleged that the Nigerian Supreme Court and its officials manipulated court processes relating to his presidential election appeal, thereby denying him a fair hearing and preventing him from assuming office as the alleged winner of the 2023 presidential election. The ECOWAS Court held that the allegations were unsupported by credible and sufficient evidence and dismissed the application in its entirety.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/26 - Kamana Piyabalo v. Togolese Republic

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges human rights violations stemming from: false accusations of weapon theft, arrest and maltreatment by national security agencies, extended preventive detention (16 months) without charge or court appearance, and failure to reinstate him to the army as promised.
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 18, 2026
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

006/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda (Dissenting opinion by Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that before 2013, he worked in the urban passenger transport sector, and on 18 June 2013, he approached the Services Control Authority in Rwanda to request a transport license, but his request was turned down on the grounds that licenses are granted to companies and not to individuals.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

006/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that before 2013, he worked in the urban passenger transport sector, and on 18 June 2013, he approached the Services Control Authority in Rwanda to request a transport license, but his request was turned down on the grounds that licenses are granted to companies and not to individuals.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2015 – Lucien Ikili Rashidi v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that he entered the Respondent State's territory in 1993 on a temporary visa. Thereafter, in 1999, his wife and children entered the country as refugees - they lived with him in Dar es Salaam. In 2005, the applicant filed a civil case over a dispute with a retail trader. In 2006, he lost his passport and filed an application to the DRC Embassy in Dar es Salaam for replacement. He was subsequently issued a certificate of loss of his passport, which was still valid and contained a visa to stay in Tanzania till September 2006. However, on 9 June 2006, he was arrested by the Tanzanian immigration for residing illegallly in the country, while he was attending proceedings in his civil case.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

011/2015 – Christopher Jonas v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that he had been charged and wrongly convicted for armed robbery with thirty (30) year custodial sentence; that the Trial Magistrate and the Appeal Court judges grossly erred in law.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

010/2015 – Amiri Ramadhani v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that he was charged on 2 March 1998 with the offence of robbery of a vehicle, attempted suicide and inflicting serious bodily harm on his person in Criminal Case No. 199/98 before the Arusha District Court; On 25 August 1999, the Applicant was convicted and sentenced to thirty (30) years, imprisonment for armed robbery,
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that his Toyota mini bus vehicle was unjustly impounded by RAWMAGANA police from 28 January 2009 to 7 May 2009. After the end of the period, the police service admitted that the confiscation was illegal and provided him compensation in the amount of 34,200 Rwandan Francs. The Applicant submits that on 7 May 2009, immediately after the handover of the impounded bus, he drove it directly to the garage to repair it. on 31 May 2009, the vehicle was again confiscated by soldiers of the presidential guard.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Insurance Claim
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that on 3 March 2013, his vehicle was involved In a traffic accident with a Toyota Carina insured by CORAR Insurance Company, which was found to be at fault for the accident. Upon his request, he was offered and advance of One million Rwanda Francs, to repair his house, which had been destroyed by a natural disaster. He subsequently requested for compensation for the loss of income suffered during the three months that his vehicle was in the garage for repairs, but the company decline to pay, highlighting that the initial One million Rwandan Francs that had been paid to him for the repair of the vehicle had instead been used to renovate his house, which is the reason why the vehicle remained in the garage for an extended period of time.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Insurance Claim
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that on 3 March 2013, his vehicle was involved In a traffic accident with a Toyota Carina insured by CORAR Insurance Company, which was found to be at fault for the accident. Upon his request, he was offered and advance of One million Rwanda Francs, to repair his house, which had been destroyed by a natural disaster. He subsequently requested for compensation for the loss of income suffered during the three months that his vehicle was in the garage for repairs, but the company decline to pay, highlighting that the initial One million Rwandan Francs that had been paid to him for the repair of the vehicle had instead been used to renovate his house, which is the reason why the vehicle remained in the garage for an extended period of time.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that on 21 March 2009, a police seized his vehicle on the grounds that it had no motor vehicle license and a spare tyre. He was fined twenty thousand Rwandan francs (RWF 20,000) and “as security for this payment the police seized the yellow card”. The Applicant avers that on 23 March he paid the fine of Twenty Thousand Rwandan Francs, but the yellow card was not returned to him.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

018/2018 Jebra Kambole v. The United Republic of Tanzania (Corrigendum to Judgment (30 July 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Revised Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that the Respondent State has violated his rights under the Charter by maintaining article 41 (7) in its Constitution, which provision bars any court from inquiring into the election of a presidential candidate after the Electoral Commission hasdeclared a winner.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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 Decision

018/2018 Jebra Kambole v. The United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that the Respondent State has violated his rights under the Charter by maintaining article 41 (7) in its Constitution, which provision bars any court from inquiring into the election of a presidential candidate after the Electoral Commission hasdeclared a winner.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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 Decision

008/2011 – Ekollo M. Alexandre v. Cameroon & Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant brought before the court a case against the Republic of Cameroon and the Federal Republic of Nigeria, alleging violation of Articles 3, 5, 6, 7 and 13(3) of the African Charter on Human Peoples’ Rights.
Country
  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/25 - Mariame Kone-Toure v. ECOWAS Commission

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Practice a Profession
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
The Applicant challenged the fairness and legality of the recruitment process for the position of Head of Administration and Human Resources at the ECOWAS Court of Justice, alleging procedural irregularities, unequal treatment, and violation of her right to fair consideration for employment. The Court examined whether the ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS Court of Justice followed proper administrative procedures, respected equality among candidates, and ensured transparency in recruitment. The Court partially upheld the Applicant’s claims and issued appropriate remedies.
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

019/2015 – Femi Falana v. African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Jurisdiction
  • Relationship between AU Mechanisms
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
The Applicant is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); he has filed the Application in his personal capacity and on behalf of the victims of alleged human rights violations in Burundi.
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
AfCHPR Decision

011/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that as at 23 March 2013, his house had bee damaged by heavy rains, and that he subsequently tried to repair the damage in order to be able to shelter his family. However, that, some neighbors who did not want him to undertake the repairs sent confidential reports to the authorities claiming that no local authority could go to his house to assess the situation as the Applicant threatened to attack such persons with a machete. On basis of this false reports, the local authority representative went to inspect his house and take photographs of all the rooms, without permission, and in the end asked the Applicant to stop the repair work
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

011/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that as at 23 March 2013, his house had bee damaged by heavy rains, and that he subsequently tried to repair the damage in order to be able to shelter his family. However, that, some neighbors who did not want him to undertake the repairs sent confidential reports to the authorities claiming that no local authority could go to his house to assess the situation as the Applicant threatened to attack such persons with a machete. On basis of this false reports, the local authority representative went to inspect his house and take photographs of all the rooms, without permission, and in the end asked the Applicant to stop the repair work
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

010/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that he owns a Toyota Hiace minibus in respect of which he alleges to have paid his membership dues to ATRACO Minibus Driver’s Union on January 2008.However, his minibus was confiscated, as the officials were informed that he had not paid any money.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

010/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that he owns a Toyota Hiace minibus in respect of which he alleges to have paid his membership dues to ATRACO Minibus Driver’s Union on January 2008.However, his minibus was confiscated, as the officials were informed that he had not paid any money.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2015 – Dismas Bunyerere v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was arrested at Rubaragazi village following an attack that he and five (5) other persons perpetrated around Rubaragazi lsland on 7 September 2005 on Magongo William and Faida Charles who were fishing on a boat belonging to Gregory John Kazembe. They robbed the two (2) aforementioned fishermen of an out-boat engine, a fuel tank, a fuel line, an engine switch and forty-seven (47) fishing nets
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2015 – Dismas Bunyerere v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was arrested at Rubaragazi village following an attack that he and five (5) other persons perpetrated around Rubaragazi lsland on 7 September 2005 on Magongo William and Faida Charles who were fishing on a boat belonging to Gregory John Kazembe. They robbed the two (2) aforementioned fishermen of an out-boat engine, a fuel tank, a fuel line, an engine switch and forty-seven (47) fishing nets
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was convicted and sentenced on 30 March 2006, to 30 years imprisonment for having committed the crime of rape of a fifteen (15) year old girl. The Applicant filed an appeal before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba and subsequently before the Court of Appeal. The High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, respectively; and the Applicant filed an Application for review before the Court of Appeal on 19 August 2014. The Applicant alleges that this Application is still pending at the time of filing of the Application
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania (Joint separate opinion of Justices Ben Kioko, Angelo Matusse, Tujilane Chizumila & Stella Anukam)

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Type of Document
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was convicted and sentenced on 30 March 2006, to 30 years imprisonment for having committed the crime of rape of a fifteen (15) year old girl. The Applicant filed an appeal before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba and subsequently before the Court of Appeal. The High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, respectively; and the Applicant filed an Application for review before the Court of Appeal on 19 August 2014. The Applicant alleges that this Application is still pending at the time of filing of the Application
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion of Justice Rafâa Ben Achour)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was convicted and sentenced on 30 March 2006, to 30 years imprisonment for having committed the crime of rape of a fifteen (15) year old girl. The Applicant filed an appeal before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba and subsequently before the Court of Appeal. The High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, respectively; and the Applicant filed an Application for review before the Court of Appeal on 19 August 2014. The Applicant alleges that this Application is still pending at the time of filing of the Application
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/12 Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) v The Republic of Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Self-Determination
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was denied admission into Ghana Law School on the basis that he was not a citizen of Ghana. He filed this suit, claiming a violation of his rights under the ECOWAS Treaty and its Protocols, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The case was dismissed on the grounds that the Applicant lacked locus standi to file an action against an ECOWAS Member State.
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 6, 2012
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

06/13 Wilfred Onyango Nganyi & 9 Others v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
The Applicants allege that they were in Mozambique exploring business opportunities when, on 16 December 2005, they were, without lawful resort to legal measures of extradition, kidnapped and arrested by the Mozambican police, in collaboration with the Kenyan and Tanzanian Police Forces, after a false report made by a lady by name Maimouna Salimo, for being linked to dangerous elements of the Kenyan military forces and Kenya administration Police. They also allege that thereafter they were put on a military airplane referred to as Buffalo bound for Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18 - Gabriel Inyang & Linus Iyeme v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • False Imprisonment
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
The Applicants averred that they are citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who are among people on death row in Nigeria after been sentenced by a Tribunal set up by the Military Government of Nigeria in 1995.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/25 L'Association des Utilisateurs des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication & Monsieur Ndiaga Gueye v. Senegal

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Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Jurisdiction
  • Regional Judicial Bodies
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
  • Telecommunications Regulation
Case Headnotes
The Applicants challenge the internet and social media shutdowns ordered by the Senegalese government in June and July 2023 during political unrest linked to the trial and conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The Applicants claim these shutdowns violated fundamental rights to freedom of expression, access to information, freedom of assembly, and the right to work. The Respondent justifies the shutdowns as necessary for public order and security, denying any violation of rights.
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/18 - Financial Investment & Development Corporation (FIDC) v Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicants have filed this suit for a violation of their rights to fair hearing and their rights to property by the Respondent.
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2018
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

014/2015 – Jibu Amir Mussa & Anor v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicants jointly with others not before this Court stole an amount of twelve thousand (12,000) Tanzanian shillings from one, Frank Munishi, at his shop. During the robbery, one of the Applicants that is Jibu Amir shot Frank Munishi and his wife Gladiness Munishi with a pistol as the victims tried to flee from the scene of the crime. Frank Munishi was further stabbed by the other Applicant - Saidi Ally, with a "bush knife" to coerce him into giving the Applicants the money which he subsequently did, following which, the Applicants left the crime scene. Thereafter, neighbors of the victims converged at the crime scene and rushed the victims to Temeke Police station and subsequently to the hospital.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

014/2015 – Jibu Amir Mussa & Anor v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicants jointly with others not before this Court stole an amount of twelve thousand (12,000) Tanzanian shillings from one, Frank Munishi, at his shop. During the robbery, one of the Applicants that is Jibu Amir shot Frank Munishi and his wife Gladiness Munishi with a pistol as the victims tried to flee from the scene of the crime. Frank Munishi was further stabbed by the other Applicant - Saidi Ally, with a "bush knife" to coerce him into giving the Applicants the money which he subsequently did, following which, the Applicants left the crime scene. Thereafter, neighbors of the victims converged at the crime scene and rushed the victims to Temeke Police station and subsequently to the hospital.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2016 - Couple Diakite (Mamadou Diakite & Diakite Habibata B. Guindo) v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Peace and Security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicants submit that, on 14 November 2012, their home was robbed and vandalized by unknown persons, but upon reporting their complaint to the Police Authority, no reply was received to their complaint. They therefore submit that the Bamako 12th District Police Headquarters constitutes a serious violation of their rights as enshrined in Article 3, Article 7, Article 14 and 23 of the Charter.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

015/2015 – Godfrey Antony and Another v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicants were charged before the Songea District Court on 7 May 1999 in Zanzibar Street, Songea Municipality, with one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and one count of armed robbery for threatening the cashier named Sophie Mwalango with a pistol, before snatching a box containing twenty thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TZS20,000) and 5 receipt booklets belonging to Steven Martin. The crimes are provided for and punishable under the Penal Code of the Respondent State respectively.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

006-2015 Mr Nguza Viking & Mr Johnson Nguza v United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Rape
Case Headnotes
The Applicants, Mr. Nguza Viking and Mr. Johnson Nguza are citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo and lived and worked as musicians in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The second Applicant (Johnson Nguza) is the first Applicant’s (Nguza Viking) biological son. All applicants were arrested on 12th day of October, 2003 and transferred to the Magomeni Police Station. The Applicants and another person (later known as a teacher) were arraigned before the Resident Magistrate Court of Kisutu (Dar es Salaam) on 16th day of October, 2003 and were charged with 10 counts of rape and 11 counts of sodomy.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Extradition
  • False Imprisonment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The Applicants, Mr.Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Mr. Charles John Mwaniki Njoka, are citizens of the Republic of Kenya. They are convicted prisoners who are currently serving a sentence of thirty (30) years 'imprisonment for the crime of aggravated robbery at the Ukonga Central Prison in Dares Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/26 - Mr. Ramaglia Guiseppe & Anor v. State of Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicants, Ramaglia Guiseppe and Vincenzo Giuliano, alleged that Côte d'Ivoire unlawfully arrested and detained them in connection with allegations of trafficking in contraband goods, violated their property rights, and failed to guarantee a fair trial. The ECOWAS Court found that while most of the alleged violations were not established, the excessive length of the criminal proceedings violated their right to be tried within a reasonable time. The Court therefore found a partial violation and awarded appropriate relief.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 18, 2026
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/37/19 Women Against Violence and Exploitation in Society (WAVES) & Child Welfare Society, Sierra Leone (CWS SL) (On Behalf of Pregnant Adolescent School Girls in Sierra Leone) v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Education
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Education
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
The application concerns violation of Pregnant Girls' Rights comprising the right to education and freedom from discrimination.
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 13, 2020
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

024/2015 - Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania (Joint Individual Opinions of Judges Ben Kioko & Tujilane Chizumila)

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Type of Document
  • Individual Opinion
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to alleged human rights violations stemming from convictions and sentences of thirty (30) years' imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane each imposed on the Applicants for the crime of armed robbery. The Applicants are currently serving their sentence in Butimba Central Prison, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2015 – Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to alleged human rights violations stemming from convictions and sentences of thirty (30) years' imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane each imposed on the Applicants for the crime of armed robbery. The Applicants are currently serving their sentence in Butimba Central Prison, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2015 - Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to alleged human rights violations stemming from convictions and sentences of thirty (30) years' imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane each imposed on the Applicants for the crime of armed robbery. The Applicants are currently serving their sentence in Butimba Central Prison, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

032/2015 – Kijiji Isiaga v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to violations allegedly arising from a domestic procedure at the end of which the Applicant was sentenced to thirty (30) years of imprisonment with twelve strokes of the cane for inflicting bodily harm and aggravated robbery.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

040/2016 - Mariam Kouma & Ousmane Diabaté v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
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 Decision

006/2011 – Association des Juristes d’Afrique pour la Bonne Gouvernance v. Republic of Cote d’ Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
the Association Juristes d 'Afrique pour Ia bonne gouvernance , with headquarters in Douala (Cameroon), through Barrister Kack Kack Serge Simon, Executive President and Lawyer with the Cameroon Bar Association, resident in Douala, submitted a complaint to the Court against the Republic of Cote d'lvoire, for violation of Articles 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

044/2019 - Suy Bi Gohore Emile & 8 Ors v. Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
Case Headnotes
The case concerns a reform process of the country’s Independent Electoral Commission that gave rise to a new law on its composition. The applicants aver that the said new law is in contravention of the Respondent State's Constitution.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/18 - Federation of African Journalists and Others v The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Dignity
  • Transitional Justice
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
Feb 13, 2018
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

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
May 15, 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

006/2016 - Mgosi Mwita Makungu v. Tanzania (lndividual Opinion of Justice Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Individual Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

006/2016 - Mgosi Mwita Makungu v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

005/2024 - 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 by the ECOWAS Heads of State to protocol A/P.1/7/79. The proposed amendment would incorporate the requirement of the exhaustion of domestic remedies as a pre-requisite for admissibility to the ECOWAS Court. This particular judgment strikes out some of the respondent states listed in the application because they have not signed the Court's optional protocol and, therefore, the Court determined that they do 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 Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Power
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Restriction
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • State Internal Security
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
May 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
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 Decision

Kolawole O.A. Koiki v Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
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
Nov 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

014/2018 - Ajaye Jogoo v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
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 Decision

009/2020 - XYZ v Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
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 Decision

058/2019 - XYZ v Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
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 Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Right to Information / Digital Rights
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
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
May 12, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/25 - Charles Nii Armah Mensah v. Republic of Ghana and Gaming Commission

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Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Due Diligence
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
The ECOWAS Court ruled on the jurisdiction, admissibility, and merits of the dispute involving the rights of the applicant against the State and regulatory authority, addressing freedom of expression, due process, and implementation of national and regional legal provisions
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 8, 2025
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

020/2016 - Anaclet Paulo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Judgment on reparations)

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Dissenting opinion by Judge Gerard Niyungeko on Judgment on Reparation)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Chafika Bensaoula)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Separate Opinion of Judge Gerard NIYUNGEKO)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Order for provisional maesures)

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

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
May 18, 2026
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

016/2016 - Diocles William v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

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 Decision

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 Decision

001/2017 – Alex Thomas v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The United Republic of Tanzania filed, pursuant to Article 28(4) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights for interpretation of the Judgment rendered on 20 November 2015 in the case of Alex Thomas V. United Republic of Tanzania. The United Republic of Tanzania also filed, pursuant to Practice Direction No.38 of the Practice Directions of the Court, an application for extension of time to filed the Application for interpretation of the Judgment.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • 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
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/APP/30/11 Deyda Hydara Jr. & Ors v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
This case concerns the continued failure by the state authorities to conduct an effective investigation into the killing of Mr. Deyda Heydara in Banjul in December 2004, in violation of the right to life, freedom of expression and press freedom guaranteed by Articles1, 4 and 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and Article 66 of the Revised Community Treaty
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

004/2011 – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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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 Decision

011/2011 Reverend Christopher R. Mtikila v Tanzania - Ruling on Reparation

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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 (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

003/2017 - Actions pour la Protection des Droits de l'Homme v. Cote D'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Participation in Government
  • 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 Provisions)
  • 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 Decision

002/2017 - Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
This is an application for interpretation of the Judgment rendered by the Court on 3 June 2016 in the Matter of Mohamed Abubakari v. The United Republic of Tanzania (Application 007/2013),
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

002/2014 – Faustin Uwintije v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • AfCHPR Procedure
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 (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2015 – Thobias Mango & Anor v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
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 Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

Preview
Date Adopted
May 11, 2003
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

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

Preview
Date Adopted
Jul 1, 2008
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

Preview
Date Adopted
Sep 21, 2017
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Decision

Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community

Preview
Date Adopted
May 3, 1991
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

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

Preview
Date Adopted
Jul 8, 2004
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

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

Preview
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
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
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Date Adopted
Oct 23, 2009
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

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

Preview
Case Headnotes
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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Case Headnotes
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
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
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

215/98 Rights International v Nigeria

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

53/90_7AR Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

232/99 John D. Ouko v Kenya

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

104/93 Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Algeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

90/93 Paul S. Haye v Gambia (The)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation (SADC)

Preview
Date Adopted
Aug 14, 2001
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • LGBTIQ
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

142/94 Muthuthurin Njoka v Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

2/88 Iheanyichukwu A Ihebereme v USA

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complaint against non-State Party
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • USA
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

107/93 Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

14/88 Dr Abd Eldayem A. E. Sanussi v Ethiopia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

15/88 Mpaka Nsusu Andre Alphonse v Zaïre (DRC)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

003/2011 Urban Mkandawire v Republic of Malawi - Separate Opinion - Gérard NIYUNGEKO

Preview
Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
AfCHPR Decision

003/2011 Urban Mkandawire v. Republic of Malawi - Separate and Dissenting Opinion - Gérard NIYUNGEKO and EL HADJI GUISSÉ

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
AfCHPR Decision

70/92_9AR Ibrahima Dioumessi, Sekou Kande, Ousmane Kaba v Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Military Offences
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Guinea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

20/88 Austrian Committee Against Torture v Morocco

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Morocco
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

73/92_13AR Mohammed Lamin Diakité v. Gabon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Gabon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

106/93 Amuh Joseph Vitine v Cameroon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

73/92_7AR Mohamed L. Diakité v Gabon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Expulsion from a State
Country
  • Gabon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

SADC Protocol on Education and Training in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Preview
Date Adopted
Sep 8, 1997
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

Preview
Date Adopted
Jun 3, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Rules of Procedure

ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance

Preview
Date Adopted
Dec 21, 2001
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (SADC)

Preview
Date Adopted
Oct 3, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

54/91_61/91_96/93_98/93_164/97 _196/97 _210/98 Malawi African Association, Amnesty International, Ms Sarr Diop, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme and RADDHO, Collectif des Veuves et Ayants-Droit, Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme v Mauritania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Minority Communities
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol A/P.I/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice

Preview
Date Adopted
Jul 6, 1991
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

MOU amongst the Member States of the Southern African Development Community on the New Headquarters of SADC

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

SADC Declaration on Refugee Protection within Southern Africa

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

97/93_14AR John K. Modise v Botswana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

225/98 Huri - Laws v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Declaration on Gender and Development By the Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

17/16 Deogratius Nicholaus Jeshi v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

SADC Resource Mobilization Strategy

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

03-16 John Lazaro v Tanzania (Order of Provisional Measures)

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

SADC Summary of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

07/12 Komu v Attorney General of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extension of Time
  • Participation in Government
Outcome
Orders Made
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

UN Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

002/2015 – Collectif Des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire (ALS) v Republic of Mali

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Mali
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community

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Date Adopted
Aug 20, 2007
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

242/01 Interights, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, and Association Maurianienne des Droits de l'Homme v Mauritania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

259/02 Working Group on Strategic Legal Cases v Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

235/00 Curtis Francis Doebbler v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/09 - Djot bayi Talbia & 14 Ors v. Nigeria & 3 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Property
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 28, 2009
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

318/06 – Open Society Justice Initiative v. Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Land Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual Offences
  • Statelessness
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • 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 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/08 Odafe Oserada v. Council of Ministers & 2 ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 16, 2008
ECOWAS Court

138/94 International PEN (on behalf of Senn and Sangare) / Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

144/95 - William A. Courson v Equatorial Guinea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Equatorial Guinea: 1° 39′ 3″ N, 10° 16′ 4″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

72/92 - Aturu v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Education
  • Right to Education
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

40/90 Bob Ngozi Njoku v Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

29/89Commission française Justice et Paix Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Ethiopia
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

55/91 International PEN v Chad

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Chad
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

83/92 Jean Yakovi Degli (on behalf of Caporal N. Bikagni) v Togo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal security
  • Provisional/interim measures
Country
  • Togo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

38/90 Wesley Parish v Indonesia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Indonesia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Education
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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
  • Jul 22, 2015 ~ Jun 3, 2018
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
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
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Genocide
  • 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 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • 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 7.1.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
Oct 3, 2015 ~ Mar 22, 2017
Case Timeline
  • Oct 3, 2015 ~ Nov 24, 2017
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Matter

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/07 Chief Frank C. Ukor v. Rachad Laleye and Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 2, 2007
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/18 - Hembadoon Chia & Others v Nigeria & Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/18 - Chief Damian Onwuham (Alabake) & 22 others vs Federal Republic of Nigeria and Imo State Government.

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Investigation
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/17 Guinea v Ibrahim Sory Toure & Issiaga Bangoura

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 29, 2017
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

301/05 Haregewoin Gabre-Selassieand IHRDA (on behalf of former Dergue Officials) v Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extension of Time
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Personal Liberty
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/05-Exc. Secretary ECOWAS v. Mrs. Tokunbo L.Oyemade & Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 10, 2005
ECOWAS Court

393/10: IHRDA and Others v DRC

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICESCR

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Date adopted
Dec 16, 1966
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/O7/12 - Oluwatosin Rinu Adewole v President of ECOWAS Commission & 3 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 16, 2012
ECOWAS Court

ACERWC Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2011

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Date Adopted
Aug 23, 2011
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Soft Law

002/2015 - IHRDA & Finders Group Initiative on behalf of TFA (a minor) v. Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • IHRDA
  • Rape
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
State Accused
  • Cameroon
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 6, 2018
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 1.1: States recognize rights, freedoms and duties in the Charter and take steps to adopt implementation measures
  • ACRWC 1.2: No Charter provision to precede more conducive domestic laws for child rights and welfare
  • ACRWC 1.3: Discouraging custom, tradition, cultural or religious practice inconsistent with Charter provisions
  • ACRWC 16: Protection against child abuse and torture
  • ACRWC 16.1: Protecting child from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • ACRWC 16.2: Establishing special monitoring units for child abuse and support to children
  • ACRWC 3: Every child is entitled to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in irrespective of race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Decision

656/17 Anas Ahmed Khalifa v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

615/16 Medhat Mohammed Bahieddin Ahmed (represented by the Organisation of European Alliance for Human Rights and Ors) v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

544/15 European Alliance for Human Rights (AED) and 3 Others v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

592/15 Hesham Hamid Elshenna (represented by Prof. Mostafa Metwaly) v. Arab Republic of Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights

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Date Adopted
May 12, 2010
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

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 v DRC

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

45/90 - Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Forced Eviction
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

135/94 - Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 153/96 - Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 205/97 - Kazeem Aminu v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 231/99 - Avocats Sans Frontières (on behalf of Gaëtan Bwampamye) v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/18 - Bama Boubie & 10 Ors v Cote d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
  • Transitional Justice
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 19, 2018
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 157/96 - Association pour la sauvegarde de la paix au Burundi v. Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zaire (DRC), Zambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 254/02 - Mouvement des réfugiés mauritaniens au Sénégal pour la defense des droits de l'Homme v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/19 - Alhousseine Camara v. Guinea

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • IHRDA
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 7, 2019
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 349/07 - Simon Weldehaimanot v. Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 389/10 - Mbiankeu Geneviève v. Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Land Rights
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/RUL/05/13 - Hissein Habré v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 5, 2013
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/15 Maitre DJELOU Kodjovi Agbelengo & 2 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 6, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/15 Wiyao Gnandakpa, 7 Ors & the Heirs to Late Wandoua Dena v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

European Convention on Human Rights

Preview
Treaty Series No
ETS No. 001 to 193 included
Date Adopted
Sep 3, 1953
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/RUL/04/16 - Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Apr 11, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/16 AMETEPE Koffi v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 20, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/18 Claude Akotegnon v. ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/19 Lieutenant Colonel Silas Jock Santoi v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Jan 23, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/18 - Nazare Gomes de Pina v. Guinea Bissau

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Guinea Bissau
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 24, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea-Bissau: 11° 48′ 13″ N, 15° 10′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/18 Khalifa Ababacar SALL & 5 Ors v. Sénégal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/10 Daouda Garba v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 17, 2010
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/19 Martha Adamu & 7 Ors v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 9, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

001/2017 – Alfred Agbes Woyome v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/20 The Incorporated Trustees of Laws and Rights Awareness Initiatives v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/20 Hon. Justice S. E. Aladetoyinbo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Land Rights
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Jul 14, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

Communication 64/92 - Krishna Achuthan & Another (on behalf of Banda & Ors) v. Malawi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Malawi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/20 Tahirou Djibo & 3 Ors v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2020
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/20 Ibrahima Kassus Diuoubate & K ENERGIE S.A. v Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2020
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/20 Union of former Post and Telecommunications Civil Servants and Agents (UEFA POSTEL) v. Côte d'Ivoire & Côte d'Ivoire Telecom

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2020
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

49669/07 P.M. v. BULGARIA

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Date adopted
Apr 24, 2012
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Ako v West African Monetary Agency & Ors. (28 of 15)

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Case Document

UN Res. 43/173 Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (UN MSR 1988)

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Date adopted
Dec 9, 1988
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

CCPR General Comment No. 35: Article 9 (Liberty and Security of Person)

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/20 Lays Catherine Josephine Claire Ghislaine v Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extradition
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners

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Date adopted
Dec 14, 1990
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Geneva 1955

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Date adopted
Aug 30, 1955
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

37786/97 AFFAIRE DEBBOUB alias HUSSEINI Ali c. FRANCE

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Date adopted
Nov 9, 1999
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Elettronica Sicula S.P.A. (ELSI) (United States of America v Italy) ICJ. Rep. 1989

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ICJ Document

CASE OF CASTELLS v. SPAIN (Application No. 11798/85)

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Date adopted
Apr 23, 1992
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/20 Siny Dieng v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/20 Cheihk Gueye v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Sep 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

AFFAIRE VERA FERNANDEZ HUIDOBRO c. ESPAGNE (Requete No. 74181/01)

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Date adopted
Apr 6, 2010
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

CASE OF ELCI AND OTHERS v. TURKEY (Application No. 23145/93 and 25091/94)

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Date adopted
Nov 13, 2003
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Fernandez Ortega et AL. v Mexico

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Inter-American Court/Commission Documents

Supplementary Protocol of ECOWAS on Democracy and Good Governance (A/SP1/12/01)

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Date Adopted
Dec 21, 2001
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

Loayza Tamayo V. Peru - Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Inter-American Court/Commission Documents

(53466/07) KONSTAS v. GREECE

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Date adopted
May 24, 2011
Case Headnotes
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EU Document

(856/1999) CHAMBALA v ZAMBIA

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Date adopted
Aug 8, 2003
Case Headnotes
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UN Document

Mulezi Vs. Democratic Republic of Congo (2004)

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Date adopted
Jul 30, 2004
Case Headnotes
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UN Document

Sankara vs. Burkina Faso (2006)

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Date adopted
Apr 11, 2006
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Mouvement Burkinabé des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

(1936/63) Neumeister v. Austria

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Date adopted
Jun 27, 1968
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ICJ case of Argentina v Uruguay concerning pulp mills on River Uruguay

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Item does not have this property
ICJ Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/22 - Tahirou Djibo & Ors v. Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Land Expropriation
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2022
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/22 - Mado Fidégnon Frédéric v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Rejected at Seizure Stage
Year Decided
Mar 30, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

001/2019 – Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Marriage
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
State Accused
  • Tanzania
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 1, 2022
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 1: Obligation of States Parties
  • ACRWC 10: Prohibition to subject child to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family home or correspondence, or to attacks upon his honour or reputation, provided that parents or legal guardians have the right to exercise reasonable supervision over the conduct of their children
  • ACRWC 11: Education
  • ACRWC 14: Health and Health Services
  • ACRWC 16: Protection against child abuse and torture
  • ACRWC 21: Protection against Harmful Social and Cultural Practices
  • ACRWC 3: Every child is entitled to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in irrespective of race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status
  • ACRWC 4: In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/23 - Nana-Jo N'dow v. The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

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Date adopted
Oct 4, 1967
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Communication 470/14 - Ibrahim Almaz Deng & 6 Ors (represented by IHRDA) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality
  • IHRDA
  • Insurrection
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
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ACHPR Decision

Communication 636/16 - IHRDA & Ors v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • IHRDA
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/23 - Woamede Tetevi Kokou & Or v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Forced Eviction
  • IHRDA
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 13, 2023
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/23 - Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law & 2 Ors v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 8, 2023
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

037/2016 - Jackson Godwin v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Theft
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

Communication 626 16 Fr

Case Headnotes
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Case Document

Communication 430 12 En

Case Headnotes
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Case Document

Communication 430/12 – Gabriel Shumba & Ors (represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights) v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/24 - Incorporated Trustees of Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja & Anor v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/24 - Jack Rockson & Global Agriculture Development v. Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/24 - Komlan Raymond Koudo v. ECOWAS Parliament

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/24 - The Registered Trustees of Heda Resource Centre (Human & Environmental Development Agenda) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

026/2017 - Mauridi Swedi alias Mswezi Kalijo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/07 - Alhaji Hammani Tidjani v. Nigeria & 4 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Theft
Country
  • Benin
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 28, 2007
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/08 - Qudus Gbolahan Folami & Piyahara Diamoutene v. ECOWAS Parliament & Anor

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 28, 2008
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/08 - Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2008
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

Communication 599/16 - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights & IHRDA v. Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/24 - Glory Okolie & 2 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 21, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/24 - SERAP v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal security
  • Right to Life
  • Terrorism
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/42/24 - Association des victimes de la torture (ASVITTO) & Anor v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/01/18 - The Registered Trustees of Original Inhabitants Development Association & Anor v. Nigeria & Ors

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Indigenous Communities
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 1, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

023/2018 - Rashidi Romani Nyerere v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2023 - Safinaz Ben Ali & Lamia Jendoubi v. Tunisia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2019 - Lompo Bahanla v. Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
AfCHPR Decision

008/2019 - Brahim Ayed v. Tunisia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2017 - Kabalabala Kadumbagula & Daud Magunga v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Life imprisonment
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/25 - Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

668/17 Peter Odiwuor Ngoge V Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/25 Togo v. Adam Latif & 13 Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Power
  • Admissibility
  • Extension of Time
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
1. Time-Bar — Set-Aside Applications An application to set aside a default judgment must be lodged within one month of service; filing after Registry confirmation outside this period renders it inadmissible. 2. Electronic Filing — Date of Lodgment Under the Practice Directions, a document is deemed filed only upon Registry confirmation, not on the date it was emailed. 3. Default Judgment — Procedural Effect A judgment by default remains valid and fully enforceable unless a timely and properly filed set-aside application succeeds. 4. No Cure Through Alleged Irregularities Claims of omissions or procedural flaws in the earlier judgment cannot revive a set-aside application filed out of time. 5. Abuse of Process Allegations Insufficient Arguments that the Court mishandled hearings or pleadings do not override strict procedural deadlines. 6. Prior Case Law — Strict Time Compliance The Court reaffirmed its consistent jurisprudence that non-compliance with Article 90(9) automatically leads to dismissal. 7. Confirmation of Original Judgment Because the set-aside request was time-barred, the Court confirmed Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/45/23 in full. 8. Costs As the unsuccessful party, the Applicant State (Togo) was ordered to bear costs.
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2025
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/25 JEAN PIERRE FABRE c. TOGOLAISE

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State Internal Security
Case Headnotes
Violation of Freedom of Religion and Assembly The Court found that preventing the applicant from accessing a place of worship and disrupting a peaceful prayer meeting constituted a breach of the rights to freedom of religion and freedom of assembly as guaranteed under regional and international human rights instruments. Police Brutality and Use of Excessive Force The actions of the police, particularly the throwing of grenades and physical assault with a baton, amounted to cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, violating the applicant’s rights to personal security and dignity. Failure to Investigate and Provide Judicial Remedy The State’s failure to investigate the complaint lodged by the applicant against the police officer and the subsequent lack of judicial proceedings constituted a violation of the right to a fair trial and the right to be heard before a competent court. State Responsibility for Human Rights Violations by Agents The Togolese Republic was held responsible for violations committed by its law enforcement agents, emphasizing the State’s obligation to ensure protection of fundamental rights and the administration of justice. Non-Exhaustion of Local Remedies Excused by Inaction Given the State’s failure to act on the complaint and the absence of judicial proceedings, the Court deemed the exhaustion of local remedies requirement satisfied.
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

Communication 515/15 & Communication 527/15 - Peter Ngoge & Julius Anyango v. The Republic of Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
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Communication 702/18 - Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi c. Union des Comores

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country Geolocation
Comoros: 11° 38′ 44″ S, 43° 19′ 60″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 424/12 - Samira Ibrahim Mohamed Mahmoud and Rasha Ali Abdel-Rahman (Represented by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Interights) v. The Arabic Republic of Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 454/13 - Nde Ningo v. The Republic of Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • 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 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 796/22 - Rose Modong Samuel and Three Others (Represented by John Gerry & Co. Legal Practitioners) v. South Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Land Rights
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Country
  • South Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • 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 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 25: Duty to promote and ensure respect of the rights and freedoms contained in the Charter
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • 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
Country Geolocation
South Sudan: 6° 52′ 37″ N, 31° 18′ 25″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 476/14 - Magdy Moustafa El- Baghdady v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 747/21: Jacobus Stephanus Van Heerden & Anor V. The Republic of South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

032/2018 - Al'asaad Milaad v. Republic of Tunisia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Tunisia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/26: ADAMSAY KABIA & ANOR. V. REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Child Marriage
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Equality
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Case Headnotes
Filed in February 2024 by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and AdvocAid Limited (ADVOCAID), the case challenged Sierra Leone’s failure to effectively respond to the child marriage of the minor, who was married at the age of 11 in 2016. The child marriage exposed her to a range of harms and vulnerabilities that ultimately culminated in her conviction in 2021 for the murder of her co-wife’s child. She was sentenced to detention at the Approved School at the pleasure of the President of Sierra Leone. She remained in detention for approximately four years until she received a presidential pardon in August 2025. The Applicants argued that Sierra Leone’s failure to prevent and respond to the minor’s child marriage played a significant role in placing her in circumstances that brought her into conflict with the law. The case highlighted systemic gaps in the country’s legal and institutional framework for protecting girls from child marriage and its harmful consequences. It is worth noting that while the case was pending before the Court, Sierra Leone passed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2024 and the Child Rights Act of 2025, which expressly prohibit child marriage.
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 25, 2026
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/26 - Adamsay Kabia & AdvocAid Limited v. Republic of Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Child Marriage
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
Adamsay Kabia alleged that she was forced into marriage at the age of 11, became a child bride, and was later prosecuted for murder at the age of 15 after the death of her husband's young son. Together with AdvocAid Limited, she argued that Sierra Leone failed to prohibit child marriage effectively, failed to investigate and prosecute those responsible for her child marriage despite having knowledge of her age, and failed to protect her from gender-based discrimination and violence.The ECOWAS Court rejected Sierra Leone's objections to jurisdiction and admissibility, holding that the case concerned human rights violations arising from child marriage rather than an appeal against the domestic murder conviction. On the merits, the Court found that Sierra Leone had not demonstrated that its legislative framework was effectively implemented to prohibit child marriage, had failed to investigate and prosecute those responsible despite clear evidence that the Applicant was a child, and had failed to protect her from gender-based discrimination. The Court awarded the Applicant the equivalent of USD 10,000 in compensation, ordered the State to investigate and prosecute those responsible for her child marriage, provide psychological rehabilitation, reform its legislative framework to ensure 18 years as the minimum age of marriage without exception, strengthen institutional safeguards, and report back to the Court within six months on implementation.
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 25, 2026
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/26 - Coulibaly Mamadou v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
Coulibaly Mamadou, Chairman of the political party Parti Pour l'Intégration Africaine, challenged amendments to Côte d'Ivoire's Electoral Code introducing a citizen sponsorship requirement for presidential candidates. He argued that requiring candidates to obtain signatures from at least 1% of registered voters across at least half of the country's regions restricted political participation, disadvantaged smaller political parties, and undermined the secrecy of the vote by requiring sponsors to disclose their identities. The ECOWAS Court held that it had jurisdiction and that the Applicant had established victim status, rendering the application admissible. On the merits, however, it found that the Applicant had not produced sufficient evidence demonstrating that the sponsorship provisions actually prevented or were capable of preventing him or his political party from participating in the presidential election. The Court further held that the documentation required for citizen sponsorship served legitimate verification purposes and did not violate the secrecy of the vote. Accordingly, it concluded that Côte d'Ivoire had not violated Article 13(1) of the African Charter, dismissed the application, and ordered each party to bear its own costs.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

02/08 Gideon Theron v. Zimbabwe & 2 Others

Country
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Matter

14/08 Bach’s Transport v. DRC

Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Duration of Procedure
~ Jun 11, 2010
Case Timeline
  • ~ Jun 11, 2010
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Matter

428/12 Dawit Isaak v. Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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 Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/16 Farimata Mahamadou, Baradjangou Mahamadou, Farimata Oumar, Farimata Kola v Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Mali
Year Decided
May 17, 2016
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

Cultural Charter for Africa

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Date Adopted
Jun 5, 1976
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/16 Successors of Late Aïssata Cissé & Late Hama Touré v Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Insurrection
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Terrorism
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 17, 2016
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/13 Simone Ehivet & Michel Gbagbo v. Cote d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Insurrection
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 22, 2013
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/15 Les Ayants Droit IBRAHIM MAINASSARA BARE v Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/10 Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic and Accountability Project (SERAP) v Nigeria & anor

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2010
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/10 - Nigeria & 3 Ors v. Djot Bayi Talbia & 14 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
  • Revised Judgement
Keywords
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 3, 2010
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

Resolution on Electoral Process and Participatory Governance in Africa

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

Resolution on Granting Observer Status for National Human Rights Institutions

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

Principles and Guidelines on the right to Fair Trail and Legal Assistance in Africa

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/11 Ameganvi Manavi Isabelle & 8 others v Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2011
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/11 Sidi Amar Ibrahim & Ors v Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 8, 2011
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

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 Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

Banjul Declaration of the 59th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under the theme "Women's Rights: Our Collective Responsibility"

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

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 Africa

Preview
Date Adopted
May 12, 2014
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

004/11 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v. Libya (Amicus Curiae)

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Amicus curiae
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
  • Libya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007 12 Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi v. Tunisia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • AfCHPR Procedure
  • Provisional/interim measures
Country
  • Tunisia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

02/10 Emmanuel Mwakisha Mjawasi & 748 Other v Attorney General of Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Workers' Rights
Outcome
Struck Out
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

Resolution on the fight against impunity in Africa -ACHPR/Res. 344(LVIII) 2016

Preview
Date Adopted
Apr 20, 2016
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

13/11 Beneficiaries of late Norbert Zongo & Others v Burkina Faso (Judgement on Reparations)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
AfCHPR Decision

02/12 Delta International Investments SA, Mr. AGL De Lange and Mrs. M. De Lange v South Africa

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

Communication 289/2004 - Mr Brahima Koné & Mr Tiéoulé Diarra v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

East African Court of Justice Rules of Arbitration

Preview
Date Adopted
Mar 13, 2012
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Rules of Procedure

Rules of Procedure for The ACERWC (Revised)

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Rules of Procedure

Protocol on Trade in Services (SADC)

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

19/2015 Femi Falana v African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights - Order & Seperate Opinion

Preview
Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Transfer of Cases to the AfCHPR
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
  • Burundi
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
AfCHPR Decision

335/06 Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front v South Africa

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Work
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

379/09 Monim Elgak, Osman Hummeida & Amir Suliman (represented by FIDH and OMCT) v Sudan

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • 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 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

386/10 Dr. Farouk Mohamed Ibrahim (represented by REDRESS) v Sudan

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

243/01 Women's Legal Aid Center (on behalf of Sophia Moto) v Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Divorce
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

252/02 Stephen O. Aigbe v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

283/03 B v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

253/02 Antonie Bissangou v Congo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

255/02 Garreth Anver Prince v. South Africa

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Practice a Profession
  • Right to Work
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

304/05 FIDH, Organisation Nationale des Droits de l'Homme (ONDH) and Rencontre Africaine pour la Defence des Droits de l'Homme v Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Amnesty
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 307/05 - Obert Chinhamo v. Zimbabwe

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Education
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

143/95-150/96 Constitutional Rights Project and Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Peace and Security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
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Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol on Forestry (SADC)

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

226/99 Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal (UNSAS) v Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

39/90_8AR Annette Pagnoulle v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

SADC Protocol on Health

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

12/88 Mohemed El Nekheily v OAU

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

003/2011 Urban Mkandawire v. Republic of Malawi - Ruling

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
AfCHPR Decision

SADC Protocol on Mining

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Date Adopted
Sep 8, 1997
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

24/89 Union Nationale de Libération de Cabinda v Angola

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

47/90 Lawyers Committee for Human Rights v Zaire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

70/92_7AR Ibrahim Dioumessi, Sekou Kande, Ousmane Kaba v Guinea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Guinea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

SADC MOU on Macroeconomic Convergence

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

Memorandum of Understanding Between The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and The Association of SADC Chambers of Commerce and Industry ASCCI

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Date adopted
Aug 7, 2000
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

SADC Charter Establishing the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development (CCARDESA)

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Date Adopted
Nov 5, 2010
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUG/19/16 Djibril Yipéné Bassolé v Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Insurrection
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 1, 2016
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/12 Sa'Adatu Umar v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • res judicata
  • Right to Life
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 14, 2012
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

SADC Regional Water Policy

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

262/02 Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (MIDH) v Cote d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

003/14 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

SADC Secretariat Records Management Technical Assistance - Records Management Policy (Final)

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

01/12 Angela Amudo v Secretary General of EAC

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • EAC / EAC Organ
Keywords
  • Workers' Rights
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

SADC Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation Cooperation

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

SADC Tribunal Private Sector Involvement Strategy in Customs Matters

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

KAYUMBA NYAMWASA & OTHERS V. REPUBLIC OF RWANDA(1)

Case Headnotes
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18/16 Cosma Faustin v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

SADC Customs ICT Strategy

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

Statute of the International Court of Justice

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Date adopted
Dec 1, 1949
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/05 Jerry Ugokwe v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2005
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/07 Etim Moses Essien v Republic of Gambia & anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Gambia
Year Decided
Oct 29, 2007
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/07 Moussa Léo Kéita v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2007
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

SADC Strategy for Pooled Procurement of Essential Medicines and Health Commodities, 2013 - 2017

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/12 Barthelemy Toye Dias v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Mar 23, 2012
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/16 Bodjona Pascal Akoussoulèlou v Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 17, 2017
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

103/93 Alhassan Abubakar v Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

71/92 : Rencontre Africaine pour la Défence des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO) v Zambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Zambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12.5: Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/15 Rose Mabtomom Ako c. West African Monetary Agency & 5 ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Internal Displacement
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Privacy
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 2, 2015
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

4/88 Coordinating Secretary of the Free Citizens Convention Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

37/90 Georges Eugene v USA

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • USA
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

11/88 Henry Kalenga v Zambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Zambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

57/91 : Tanko Bariga v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

03/93 International PEN v Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

126/94 Centre of the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Algeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

55/91 International Pen v Chad

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Death of party in a case
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Chad
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

International Pen v Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

44/90 Peoples' Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism v The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Fraud
  • Participation in Government
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/04 Afolabi Oladjide v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Regional Judicial Bodies
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Apr 27, 2004
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

008/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/18 - Engr. Raymond Oguche & Others v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Inter-Tribal Disputes
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/11-Madame Ameganvi Isabelle Manavi & 8 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 7, 2011
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/15 Farouk Choukeir & Anor v Cote d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Dec 1, 2015
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR

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Date adopted
Mar 23, 1976
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

013/2011 – Abdoulaye Nikiema, Ernest Zongo Blaise, Ilboudo Burkinabe & Human and Peoples’ Rights Movement v. Burkina Faso - Joint Declaration of Judges

Type of Document
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
AfCHPR Decision

434/12 Filimao Pedro Tivane (represented by Dr. Simeao Cuamba) v. Mozambique

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Land Expropriation
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Rent Disputes
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mozambique
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
Country Geolocation
Mozambique: 18° 39′ 57″ S, 35° 31′ 46″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/25/16 Djibril Yipene Bassole & Leonce Simeon Martine v Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Oct 11, 2016
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

372GTK/2009 - Interights (on behalf of Gizaw Kebede and Kebede Tadesse) v Ethiopia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

87/93 - Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Zamani Lakwot and six others) v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

374/08-Morin Family (Represented by Small Island Institute) v. Seychelles

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Seychelles
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Seychelles: 4° 40′ 46″ S, 55° 29′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 207/97 - Africa Legal Aid v. Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Education
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Country
  • Gambia
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 155/96 - Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) & Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 250/02 - Liesbeth Zegveld & Mussie Ephrem v. Eritrea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Specific Violation not Provided
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
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Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 477

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Case Document

Communication 658/17 - Shareen Said Hamd Bakhet v. Egypt

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 306/05 – Samuel T. Muzerengwa & 110 Ors (represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights) v. Zimbabwe

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Amicus curiae
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Participation in Government
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/18 Mary Sunday v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 17, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

Communication 310/05 - Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre v. Sudan

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Impunity
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Non Compliance
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

001/2016 - Dalia Lotfy (on behalf Ahmed Bassiouny) v Egypt

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
State Accused
  • Egypt
Outcome
  • Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 31, 2017
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Decision

Communication 277/2003 - Spilg and Mack & DITSHWANELO (on behalf of Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi) v. Botswana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/11 Ocean King NIG LTD v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2011
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUG/06/12 Isabelle Manavi AMEGANVI & Autres v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Year Decided
Mar 12, 2012
ECOWAS Court

1995 Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Preview
Date Adopted
Oct 11, 1995
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Rules of Procedure

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/15 - Gnassinbe Kpatcha & 6 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 24, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/15 - Bourama Sininta & 119 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 30, 2015
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/16 Godswill Tommy Udo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Oct 12, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/18 Vision Kam Jay Investment Limited v. Chairperson of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
  • Revised Judgement
Keywords
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 7, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/18 Alaza Y. Pawimondom v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 19, 2018
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/14 Boureima Sidi Cissé v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Peace and Security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 12, 2014
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/19 - Registered Trustees of Association of Former TELECOM Employees of Nigeria & Pastor Oluti Aremu Gabriel v. Nigeria & Attorney General of Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Liquidation of Company
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/10/12 - Haruna Warkani & Anor, Joshua Iyamu & Anor v. President of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Year Decided
Oct 9, 2012
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/14 Maimuna Abdulmuni v. Nigeria & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Child Marriage
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Pregnant women / mothers (with infant) in conflict with the law
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/19 Djibril Yipénè Bassolé v. Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2019
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 670/17 - Fadhl Al Mawla Husni Ahmed Ismail & 19 Ors (represented by Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt) v. Egypt

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

Preview
Treaty Series No
A/SA. 1/12/16
Date Adopted
Dec 17, 2016
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

73974/14 - Case of Tsalikidis & Ors v. Greece

Preview
Date adopted
Feb 16, 2018
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

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Date Adopted
Jun 3, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

Application 10873/84 - Tre Traktörer Aktiebolag v. Sweden

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Date adopted
Jul 7, 1989
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Velasquez-Rodriguez v Honduras

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Inter-American Court/Commission Documents

9186/80 Case of De Cubber v. Belgium

Preview
Date adopted
Oct 26, 1984
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

1st Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

(15/1997/799/1002) Kurt v Turkey

Preview
Date adopted
May 25, 1998
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

23657/94 CAKICI v. TURKEY

Preview
Date adopted
Jul 8, 1999
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

ICCPR: Communication No. 1912/2009 Views Adopted by the Committee at its 106th Session

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Date adopted
Jul 9, 2013
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECOWAS Protocol A P.3 5 82 Relating to the Definition of Community Citizen

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Soft Law

Case of Panyik v Hungary (Application No. 12748/06)

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Date adopted
Oct 12, 2011
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

CASE OF MORICE v. FRANCE (Application No. 29369/10)

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Date adopted
Apr 23, 2015
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Application 8793/79 - Case of James & Ors. v. UK

Preview
Date adopted
Feb 21, 1986
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

UN Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (Pinheiro Principles)

Preview
Date adopted
Jun 28, 2005
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

UN Declation on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

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Date adopted
Jun 29, 2006
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Declaration of the Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crimiality and Victims of abuse of Powers,

Preview
Date adopted
Nov 29, 1985
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

CASE OF MAKARATZIS v. GREECE (Application No. 50385/99)

Preview
Date adopted
Dec 20, 2004
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Communication No. 35/1978 Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra and 19 Other Mauritian Women v. Mauritius

Preview
Date adopted
Apr 9, 1981
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non Custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules)

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Date adopted
Dec 14, 1990
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

CESCR General Comment No. 4: The Right to Adequate Housing (Art. 11 (1) of the Covenant)

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Date adopted
Dec 13, 1991
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials

Preview
Date adopted
Dec 17, 1979
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

CASE OF ANGUELOVA v. BULGARIA (Application No. 38361/97)

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Date adopted
Jun 13, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

CASE OF GULEC v. TURKEY (54/1997/838/1044)

Preview
Date adopted
Jul 27, 1998
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (Protocol V to the 1980 CCW Convention), 28 November 2003

Preview
Date adopted
Nov 28, 2003
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW/CCJ/APP/01/04 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Rachad Laleye and Alinnor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 27, 2005
ECOWAS Court

Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials - Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

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Date adopted
Sep 7, 1990
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

A v. The United Kingdom judgment

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Date adopted
Sep 23, 1998
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Draft articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006

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Date adopted
Feb 10, 2006
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Communication 653/17 - Desmond Nunugwo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death in custody
  • Equality
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 705/18 - Emil Touray & Saikou Jammeh (represented by IHRDA & Sagar Jahateh) v. The Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Gambia
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/21 - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development VS Cross River State

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 5, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

Communication 398/11 - IHRDA & OCDH v. Congo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death in custody
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • IHRDA
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 344/07 - George Iyanyori Kajikabi v. Egypt

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/21 - Hamma Hiya & Anor v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extension of Time
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Mar 9, 2021
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/21 - Mrs Sarah Kingsley Odoro v. ECOWAS Commission & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 10, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/21 - Kodjo Alain Victor Claude v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 26, 2021
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/39/21 - Komlan Raymond Koudo v. ECOWAS Parliament

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2021
ECOWAS Court

Test 2

Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Case Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/21 - Registered Trustees of Committee for the Defence of Human Rights v. ECOWAS & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 25, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/21 - Abu Dennis Uluebeka & Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

(14448/88) DOMBO BEHEER B.V. v. THE NETHERLANDS

Preview
Date adopted
Oct 27, 1993
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Prosecutor v. Tadic

Preview
Date adopted
Jul 15, 1999
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/22 - Mrs. Helen Joshua v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 15, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/22 - Ms. Rose Breivogel & Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Investigation
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 21, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/20 - Counsellor Muhammad Kabine Ja'Neh v. Liberia & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUD/01/22 - Mr. Nnamdi Chukwu v. President of ECOWAS Commission & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Fraud
  • Investigation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 2, 2022
ECOWAS Court

Chad

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Sierra Leone

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Countries (Geolocation)

Rwanda

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Countries (Geolocation)

Republic of the Congo

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Countries (Geolocation)

Reunion

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Somalia

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South Africa

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Countries (Geolocation)

South Sudan

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Countries (Geolocation)

Sudan

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Countries (Geolocation)

Tanzania

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Countries (Geolocation)

Togo

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Countries (Geolocation)

Western Sahara

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Zambia

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Countries (Geolocation)

Zimbabwe

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Countries (Geolocation)

Libya

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Lesotho

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ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/22 - Registered Trustees of Faculty of Peace Organisation & 3 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 21, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/22 - Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project v Nigeria (SERAP) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 25, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/22 - Aissaitou Alidou v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 25, 2022
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/22 - Adama Vandi v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Investigation
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 13, 2022
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/23 - Mahawa Cham & Sarjo Cham v. The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • IHRDA
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

011/2016 & 012/2016 - Chacha Wambura & Mang’azi Mkama v. Tanzania

Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
  • ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
ACHPR Rights Not Violated
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
  • ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Duration of Procedure
Feb 26, 2016 ~ Sep 5, 2023
Case Headnotes
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AfCHPR Matter

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/24 - Mohamed Morlu v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • IHRDA
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/23 - Association des Blogueurs de Guinée & 3 Ors v. Guinea

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 31, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/49/23 - Guinea v. Ibrahima Kassus & K-Energie S.A.

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/46/23 - Adou Kouame & 14 Ors v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2023
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/51/23 - Patrick Eholor v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 7, 2023
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

022/2018 - Youssouf Traore & 9 Ors v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/58/23 - Ismaila Haidara & Ors v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 15, 2023
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 473/14- Family of Late Jackson Ndikuriyo v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Case Headnotes
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ACHPR Decision

Communication 443/13 - Safia Ishaq Mohammed Issa (Represented by The Redress Trust) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • 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 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
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ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/24 - Société Agro-Industrie Benin S.A & Mr Carlo Tesei v. Benin & 2 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 29, 2024
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/04 - Mr Olajide Afolabi v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Apr 27, 2004
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/05 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Rachad Laleye

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Movement
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 27, 2005
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/05 - Hon. Dr Jerry Ugokwe v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2005
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/05 - Mrs.Tokunbo L. Oyemade v. Executive Secretary of ECOWAS & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 10, 2005
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/07 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Mr Rachad Laleye & Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Nov 2, 2007
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/07 - Alice R. chukwudolue & 7 Ors v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2007
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/44/24 - Oluwatimilehin Adebayo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

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