African Human Rights CLA 2.0

African Human Rights CLA 2.0

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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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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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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
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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
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ECOWAS Court
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OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 10, 1969
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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
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ECOWAS Court
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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
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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
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ACHPR Soft Law
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Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action, 1999

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Date Adopted
Apr 16, 1999
Reservations
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ACHPR Soft Law
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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
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ACHPR Soft Law
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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
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AfCHPR Decision
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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
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AfCHPR Decision
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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
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EACJ Decision
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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
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AfCHPR Decision
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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
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AfCHPR Decision
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The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013

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Date Adopted
Apr 11, 2013
Rules of Procedure
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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AfCHPR Decision
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Protocol on Science Technology and Innovation (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 17, 2008
Treaty
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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Protocol on Forestry (SADC)

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Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 14, 2001
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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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
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ACHPR Decision
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