African Human Rights CLA 2.0

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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Oct 31, 2017
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African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

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Oct 31, 2017
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African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Oct 31, 2017
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East African Court of Justice

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Oct 31, 2017
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Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2000
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Nov 2, 2017
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Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 10, 1969
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Nov 2, 2017
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Charter of the Organisation of African Unity

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Date Adopted
May 25, 1963
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Nov 2, 2017
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Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2003
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Nov 2, 2017
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Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

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Date Adopted
Jul 1, 2008
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Nov 2, 2017
Treaty
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Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (Malabo Protocol)

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Date Adopted
Jun 27, 2014
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Nov 2, 2017
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Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons

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Date Adopted
Jan 31, 2016
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Nov 2, 2017
Treaty
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Statute on the Establishment of Legal Aid Fund for the African Union

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Date added
Nov 2, 2017
OAU/AU Assembly Documents
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol)

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Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Date added
Nov 2, 2017
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African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

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Date Adopted
Jan 30, 2007
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Nov 2, 2017
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Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 21, 2017
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Nov 4, 2017
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General Comment No. 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Redress for Victims of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment (Article 5)

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Date Adopted
Mar 4, 2017
Date added
Nov 4, 2017
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Guidelines for the Policing of Assemblies by Law Enforcement Officials in Africa

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Date Adopted
Mar 4, 2017
Date added
Nov 4, 2017
ACHPR Soft Law
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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 added
Nov 6, 2017
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53/90 Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACHPR Decision
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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 added
Nov 6, 2017
ACHPR Decision
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001/2005 - Michelo Hunsungule and Others (on behalf of Children in Northern Uganda) v. Uganda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Insurrection
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
State Accused
  • Uganda
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 19, 2013
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 1.1: States recognize rights, freedoms and duties in the Charter and take steps to adopt implementation measures
  • ACRWC 22: Armed Conflicts
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACERWC Decision
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002/2009 IHRDA (on behalf of Children of Nubian Descent) v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Minority Communities
  • Statelessness
State Accused
  • Kenya
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2011
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 6: Name and Nationality
  • ACRWC 6.1: Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACERWC Decision
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001/2012 - Center for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) and Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme v Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Harmful Traditional Practices
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
State Accused
  • Senegal
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 15, 2014
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 11: Education
  • ACRWC 14: Health and Health Services
  • ACRWC 15: Child Labour
  • ACRWC 16: Protection against child abuse and torture
  • ACRWC 21: Protection against Harmful Social and Cultural Practices
  • ACRWC 29: Sale, trafficking and abduction
  • ACRWC 4: In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration
  • ACRWC 5: Survival and Development
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Nov 6, 2017
ACERWC Decision
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3/88 Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Yugoslavia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
  • Right to Practice a Profession
Country
  • Yugoslavia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACHPR Decision
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5/88 Prince J N Makoge v USA

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • USA
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACHPR Decision
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7/88 Committee for the Defence of Political Prisoners v Bahrain

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • False Imprisonment
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Bahrain
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACHPR Decision
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007/12 Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi v. Tunisia (Separate Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Tunisia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
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006/2012 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v. Kenya - Order of Provisional Measures

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
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008/11 Ekollo Alexandre v. Nigeria & Cameroon (Dissenting Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Forum Prorogatum
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
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