African Human Rights CLA 2.0

African Human Rights CLA 2.0

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Communication 700/18 - IHRDA & Ors v. DRC

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date modified
Apr 17, 2025
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292/04 - IHRDA v. Angola

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • 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 of Non-Nationals
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 12.5: Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date modified
Sep 9, 2024
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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
Date modified
Aug 14, 2024
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Communcation 588/15 - Minority Rights Group & Environnement, Ressources Naturelles et Développement (on behalf of the Batwa of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC) v. Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
  • ACHPR 17.3: Promotion/Protection of Community Values
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date modified
Aug 5, 2024
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Communication 258/02 - Miss A v. Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Corruption
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date modified
Aug 1, 2024
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Communication 289/2004 - Mr Brahima Koné & Mr Tiéoulé Diarra v. Côte d'Ivoire

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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
Date modified
Jul 26, 2024
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Communication 340/07 - Nixon Nyikadzino (represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum) v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • ACHPR 56.6. Submission within reasonable period
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date modified
Jul 26, 2024
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Communication 307/05 - Obert Chinhamo v. Zimbabwe

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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
Date modified
Jul 26, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 26, 2024
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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 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
Date modified
Jul 26, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 26, 2024
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Communication 511/15 - Dr. Amin Mekki Medani & Mr. Farouq Abu Eissa v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • 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
  • 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
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date modified
Jul 16, 2024
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Communication 626/16 - Philip Forsang Ndikum (Represented by Ndikum Law Offices) v. Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 470/14 - Ibrahim Almaz Deng & 6 Ors (Represented by IHRDA) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • IHRDA
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 687/18 - Family of late Banombi Sylvain (represented by the Congolese Human Rights Observatory & IHRDA) v. Congo.

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • IHRDA
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Congo
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 153/96 - Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria

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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 207/97 - Africa Legal Aid v. Gambia

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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 155/96 - Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) & Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) v. Nigeria

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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 239/01 - Interights (on behalf of Jose Domingos Sikunda) v. Namibia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Namibia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Namibia: 22° 57′ 28″ S, 18° 29′ 25″ E
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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Communication 220/98 - Law Offices of Ghazi Suleiman v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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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
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  • Sudan
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
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Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
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Communication 228/99 - Law Offices of Ghazi Suleiman v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
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  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
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Communication 233/99-234/99 : Interights (on behalf of Pan African Movement, Citizens for Peace in Eritrea & Inter African Group) v. Ethiopia & Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • 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
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date modified
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Communication 241/01 - Purohit & Moore v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.4: Protection of the aged and the disabled
  • 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 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date modified
Jul 11, 2024
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