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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
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
Treaty
ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/16 Kagbara Bassabi & Babale Philomène v Togo & 2 Ors
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- Country
- Togo
- Outcome
- Struck Out
- Year Decided
- Feb 16, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/16 Farimata Mahamadou, Baradjangou Mahamadou, Farimata Oumar, Farimata Kola v Mali
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Damages and Compensation
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Inheritance/Succession
- Right of Women to Inheritance
- Right to Property
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Mali
- Year Decided
- May 17, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa
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- Date Adopted
- Sep 10, 1969
Treaty
ECW/CCJ/JUD/25/15 Hans Capehart Williams SR & Mardia Paykue Williams v Liberia, Ghana & 3 Others
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Murder/Assassination
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- Country
- Ghana
- Liberia
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Nov 30, 2015
- Country Geolocation
- Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)
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- Date Adopted
- Oct 23, 2009
Treaty
Resolution on Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment In Africa
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- Date Adopted
- Feb 14, 2002
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law
Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action, 1999
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- Date Adopted
- Apr 16, 1999
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law
Status of Implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
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- Date Adopted
- Mar 18, 2016
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law
12/11 National Convention of Teachers Trade Union (CONASYSED) v. Gabon (Separate Opinion -Fatsah Ouguergouz)
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- Type of Document
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction
- Country
- Gabon
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision
006/2011 – Association des Juristes d’Afrique pour la Bonne Gouvernance v. Republic of Cote d’ Ivoire
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Jurisdiction
- Right to Life
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision
01/15 Democratic Party v Secretary General & 2 Others
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Country
- EAC / EAC Organ
- State Agent
- Outcome
- Case Dismissed
- Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision
04/12 Emmanuel Joseph Uko & Ors v. South Africa
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Jurisdiction
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- South Africa
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision
01/13 Ernest Francis Mtingwi v Malawi
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Workers' Rights
- Country
- Malawi
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision
The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013
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- Date Adopted
- Apr 11, 2013
Rules of Procedure
328/06 Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda v Angola
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Equality Before the Law
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Right to Property
- Right to Self-Determination
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Angola
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
331/06 Kamanakao Association, Reteng & Minority Rights Group v Botswana
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- Type of Document
- Dissenting Opinion
- Revised Judgement
- Separate Opinion
- Keywords
- Admissibility
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
- Review
- Revision of Judgment
- Country
- Botswana
- Country Geolocation
- Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
413/12 David Mendes (represented by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria) v Angola
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Civil and Political Rights
- Damages and Compensation
- Democracy
- Elections / Referendums
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Provisional/interim measures
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Information
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Country
- Angola
- Country Geolocation
- Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
414/12 Lawyers for Human Rights (Swaziland) v The Kingdom of Swaziland
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Admissibility
- Civil and Political Rights
- Democracy
- Domestic/National Laws
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality Before the Law
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Participation in Government
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Swaziland
- Country Geolocation
- Eswatini: 26° 31′ 21″ S, 31° 27′ 57″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
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
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
013/2011 – Abdoulaye Nikiema, Ernest Zongo Blaise, Ilboudo Burkinabe & Human and Peoples’ Rights Movement v Burkina Faso - Ruling on Reparations
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- Type of Document
- Ruling
- Keywords
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
- ACHPR 1: General Obligations
- Country Geolocation
- Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision
255/02 Garreth Anver Prince v. South Africa
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Religion
- Personal Liberty
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Practice a Profession
- Right to Work
- Trafficking / Use of contraband
- Workers' Rights
- Country
- South Africa
- Country Geolocation
- South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
260/02 Bakweri Land Claims Committee v Cameroon
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Admissibility
- Civil and Political Rights
- Damages and Compensation
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Forced Eviction
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Internal Displacement
- Land Expropriation
- Land Rights
- Provisional/interim measures
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Property
- Rights of Minority Communities
- Country
- Cameroon
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
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
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation (SADC)
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- Date Adopted
- Aug 14, 2001
Treaty
136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- LGBTIQ
- Personal Liberty
- Protection of Privacy
- Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Privacy
- Rights of Minority Communities
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
142/94 Muthuthurin Njoka v Kenya
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Admissibility
- Complaint against non-State Party
- Country
- Kenya
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
- Reservations
- Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

