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019/2018 - Centre for Human Rights & 2 Ors v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Education
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • IHRDA
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Year Decided
Feb 5, 2025
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/43/24 - Melville Roberts v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/44/24 - Oluwatimilehin Adebayo v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/41/24 - Shalimar Abbuisi v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2024
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/42/24 - Association des victimes de la torture (ASVITTO) & Anor v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/24 - Glory Okolie & 2 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 21, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/24 - Chukwuemeka Edeh v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 14, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/37/24 - Hassan Kargbo & 7 Ors v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • IHRDA
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Public Protest
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 14, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/24 - SERAP v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal security
  • Right to Life
  • Terrorism
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

001/2022 - Misozi Charles Chanthunya v. Malawi

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Malawi
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
AfCHPR Decision

023/2018 - Rashidi Romani Nyerere v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Tanzania
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2021 - Samia Zorgati v. Tunisia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Tunisia
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2018 - Gerald Koroso Kalonge v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Tanzania
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24 - Advocaid Ltd v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Police Brutality and Offences
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 7, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

010/2024 - Joseph Letuya & 14 Ors v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
Country
  • Kenya
Year Decided
Oct 16, 2024
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
AfCHPR Decision

021/2018 - Boukary Waliss v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
Year Decided
Sep 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

015/2016 - Habiyalimana Augustino & Muburu Abdulkarim v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Year Decided
Sep 3, 2024
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

017/2018 - Dadu Sumano Kilagela v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Year Decided
Sep 3, 2024
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2023 - Safinaz Ben Ali & Lamia Jendoubi v. Tunisia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Tunisia
Year Decided
Sep 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2019 - Lompo Bahanla v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Year Decided
Sep 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/24 - Isaac Mensah & Ors v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 12, 2024
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/24 - Momodu Khalifa Cham v. ECOWAS Commission & Anor

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/24 - Obianuju Catherine Udeh & 2 Ors. v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Investigation
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/24 - Kone Mamourou v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/24 - Abiguime Maguiliwè & 52 Ors v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Association
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/24 - The Registered Trustees of Heda Resource Centre (Human & Environmental Development Agenda) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/24 - Mme Akolly Hanou Woetru v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/24 - Abayomi Babalola v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Death in custody
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/24 - Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/01/24 - Portia Otto Alana & 2 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

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