Library • African Human Rights CLA 2.0

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.

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Libya

Country Geolocation: Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Ghana

Country Geolocation: Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Ghana

Country Geolocation: Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W

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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

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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.

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Rwanda

Country Geolocation: Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E

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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.

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Tanzania

Country Geolocation: Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E

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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

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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

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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

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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

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