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01 2012 Frank David Omary and others v. Tanzania Order

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Tanzania
Outcome
Amendment of Application
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
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
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ACHPR Decision

290/04 Open Society Justice Initiative (on behalf of Pius Njawè Noumeni) v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Cameroon
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 222/98-229/99 - Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
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
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 736/20 - Lado James Paul, Ayume Dada & others (Represented by John Gerry Emmanuel) v. South Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Sudan
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
South Sudan: 6° 52′ 37″ N, 31° 18′ 25″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 603/16 - Mrs. Ayatulla Alaa Hosny (represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
ACHPR Decision

283/03 B v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Kenya
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
ACHPR Decision

136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe

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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
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 244/01 - Arab Organization for Human Rights v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 478/14 - Djibouti v. Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Eritrea
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
ACHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ACHPR Decision

428/12 - Dawit Isaak v Republic of Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • 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 Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
ACHPR Decision

260/2002 - Bakweri Land Claims Committee (BLCC) v. Cameroon (Review on Admissibility)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
ACHPR Decision

31/89 - Maria Baes v DRC

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
ACHPR Decision

83/92 Degli and Others v Togo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ACHPR Decision

335/06 Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front v South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Work
Country
  • South Africa
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
ACHPR Decision

331/06 Kamanakao Association, Reteng & Minority Rights Group v Botswana

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
  • Revised Judgement
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Botswana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
ACHPR Decision

457/13 Pastor Key Mwand v Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
ACHPR Decision

63/92 Congress for the Second Republic of Malawi Malawi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Malawi
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
ACHPR Decision

72/92 - Aturu v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Education
  • Right to Education
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
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
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
ACHPR Decision

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
Outcome
Decided on Merits
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
ACHPR Decision

328/06 Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda v Angola

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Angola
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
ACHPR Decision

245/02 Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
ACHPR Decision

212/98 Amnesty International v Zambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State Internal Security
  • Use of force
Country
  • Zambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 18.2: Assistance to family
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
ACHPR Decision

39/90_10AR Annette Pagnoulle (on behalf of Abdoulaye Mazou) v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • 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
ACHPR Decision

218/98 Civil Liberties Organisation, Legal Defence Centre, Legal Defence and Assistance Project v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ACHPR Decision

223/98 Forum of Conscience v Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Death Sentence
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ACHPR Decision

236/00 Curtis Francis Doebbler v Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Immorality
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
ACHPR Decision

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