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Communication 446/13 - Jennifer Williams & Ors v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date modified
Nov 20, 2023
ACHPR Decision

Communication 470/14 Ibrahim Almaz Deng & 6 Ors (represented by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa) 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
  • 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
Sep 4, 2023
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
  • 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
Date modified
Sep 4, 2023
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
Date modified
Jul 26, 2023
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
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date modified
Jul 26, 2023
ACHPR Decision

323/06 Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights & INTERIGHTS v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Divorce
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health
  • 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
Date modified
Jul 19, 2023
ACHPR Decision

73/92_13AR Mohammed Lamin Diakité v. Gabon

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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
Date modified
Jul 19, 2023
ACHPR Decision

278/2003 - Promoting Justice for Women and Children (PROJUST NGO) v. Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Pregnant women / mothers (with infant) in conflict with the law
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
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
Date modified
Jul 13, 2023
ACHPR Decision

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

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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
Date modified
Jul 13, 2023
ACHPR Decision

426/12 Agnes Uwimana-Nkusi & Saidati Mukakibibi v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
Date modified
Jul 7, 2023
ACHPR Decision

317/06 Nubian Community in Kenya v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Education
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Kenya
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 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date modified
Jun 27, 2023
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
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
Date modified
Jun 27, 2023
ACHPR Decision

284/03 – Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights & Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe v. Zimbabwe.

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date modified
Jun 27, 2023
ACHPR Decision

306/05 – Samuel T. Muzerengwa and 110 Others (represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights) v Zimbabwe

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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
Date modified
Jun 27, 2023
ACHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Gambia
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date modified
Jun 27, 2023
ACHPR 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
Date modified
Apr 13, 2023
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
Date modified
Mar 28, 2023
ACHPR Decision

155/96 - Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) and 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
Mar 7, 2023
ACHPR Decision

355/ 07 - Hossam Ezzat & Rania Enayet (represented by Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights & INTERIGHTS) v The Arab Republic of Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to an Identity
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date modified
Aug 22, 2022
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
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date modified
Aug 22, 2022
ACHPR Decision

246/02 Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (MIDH) v Cote d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Participation in Government
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date modified
Aug 22, 2022
ACHPR Decision

230/99 Motale Zacharia Sakwe v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date modified
Aug 22, 2022
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
Date modified
Aug 22, 2022
ACHPR Decision

409/12 Luke Munyandu Tembani & Benjamin John Freeth (represented by Norman Tjombe) v Angola & 13 Others

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Seychelles: 4° 40′ 46″ S, 55° 29′ 31″ E
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
ACHPR Decision

131/94 Ousman Manjang v Gambia (The)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
ACHPR Decision

13/88 Hadjali Mohamad v Algeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
ACHPR Decision

69/92 Amnesty International v Tunisia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
ACHPR Decision

41/90 Andre Houver v Morocco

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Morocco
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
ACHPR Decision

28/89 Association internationale des juristes démocrates v Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Ethiopia
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
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
Date modified
Jul 21, 2022
ACHPR Decision

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