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01 2012 Frank David Omary and others v. Tanzania Order

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Tanzania
Outcome
Amendment of Application
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
ACHPR Decision

003/2013 - Rutabingwa Chrysanthe v. Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Rwanda
Outcome
  • Amicable Settlement
  • Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

290/04 Open Society Justice Initiative (on behalf of Pius Njawè Noumeni) v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Cameroon
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/17 Vincent Agu & Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Military Offences
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Year Decided
Oct 30, 2017
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

44/90 Peoples' Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism v The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Fraud
  • Participation in Government
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/RUL/10/12 - Haruna Warkani & Anor, Joshua Iyamu & Anor v. President of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Year Decided
Oct 9, 2012
ECOWAS Court

Communication 222/98-229/99 - Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • 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
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 603/16 - Mrs. Ayatulla Alaa Hosny (represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
ACHPR Decision

283/03 B v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Kenya
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
ACHPR Decision

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
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
ACHPR Decision

55/91 International Pen v Chad

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Death of party in a case
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Chad
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 736/20 - Lado James Paul, Ayume Dada & others (Represented by John Gerry Emmanuel) v. South Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Sudan
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
South Sudan: 6° 52′ 37″ N, 31° 18′ 25″ E
ACHPR Decision

Communication 478/14 - Djibouti v. Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Eritrea
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
ACHPR Decision

Communication 705/18 - Emil Touray & Saikou Jammeh (represented by IHRDA & Sagar Jahateh) v. The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ACHPR Decision

Communication 244/01 - Arab Organization for Human Rights v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Outcome
Application Withdrawn
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
ACHPR Decision

11/11 Mbugua Mureithi Wa Nyambura v Attorney General of Uganda & 2 Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ 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
EACJ Decision

02/13 Benoit Ndorimana v Attorney General of Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • Burundi
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Fair Trial
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
EACJ Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/05 Jerry Ugokwe v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2005
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

72/92 - Aturu v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Education
  • Right to Education
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/O7/12 - Oluwatosin Rinu Adewole v President of ECOWAS Commission & 3 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 16, 2012
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/19 Karim Meissa Wade v Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 4, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/12 Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) v The Republic of Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 6, 2012
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/24 - Mrs. Dorothy Etim v. President of ECOWAS & ECOWAS Commission

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jan 30, 2024
ECOWAS Court

05/13 Venant Masenge v Attorney General of Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Land Rights
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

02/12 Democratic Party v Secretary General of Uganda & 4 Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • EAC / EAC Organ
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

335/06 Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front v South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Work
Country
  • South Africa
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
ACHPR Decision

19/2015 Femi Falana v African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights - Order & Seperate Opinion

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Transfer of Cases to the AfCHPR
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
  • Burundi
Outcome
  • Case Dismissed
  • Ruled Inadmissible
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
AfCHPR 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
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
ACHPR Decision

457/13 Pastor Key Mwand v Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
ACHPR Decision

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