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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Oct 31, 2017
Case Document

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

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Oct 31, 2017
Case Document

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

Date added
Oct 31, 2017
Case Document

East African Court of Justice

Date added
Oct 31, 2017
Case Document

Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2000
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 10, 1969
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

Charter of the Organisation of African Unity

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Date Adopted
May 25, 1963
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2003
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

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Date Adopted
Jul 1, 2008
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

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
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons

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Date Adopted
Jan 31, 2016
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

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

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

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
Treaty

African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

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Date Adopted
Jan 30, 2007
Date added
Nov 2, 2017
Treaty

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 21, 2017
Date added
Nov 4, 2017
ACHPR Soft Law

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
ACHPR Soft Law

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

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
ACHPR Decision

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

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

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

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

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
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACERWC Decision

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

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

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

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

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

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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