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Communication 758/21 – Queen Ntombikayise Ambe (Represented by Shadrack Tebeile) v Republic of South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date modified
Mar 27, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 671/17 - Ahmed Abdel Hady El-Sihaimy v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date modified
Mar 27, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 803/22 - Abdulrashid Abshir Warsame v. The Federal Republic of Somalia

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country Geolocation
Somalia: 5° 9′ 8″ N, 46° 11′ 59″ E
Date modified
Mar 27, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 668/17 - Peter Odiwuor Ngoge v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date modified
Mar 27, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 575/15 - Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Beltagy v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date modified
Mar 27, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 578/15 - Dr. Hossam Aboubakr Elseddik Eishahht Abouelezz v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date modified
Mar 27, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 778/22 - Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni and 4 Others (Represented by REDRESS) v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 684/18 - Seth Appiah-Mensah v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 600/16 - Patrick Gabaakanye (represented by Dingake Law Partners, DITSHWANELO and REPRIEVE v. Botswana

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  • Ruling
Country
  • Botswana
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 629/16 - Khalid Mohamed Al Maghawry Mohamed Zakaria & Another (Represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 695/18 - Mr. Abadir M. Ibrahim (representing Mr. Zelalem Kibret) v. Ethiopia

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  • Ruling
Country
  • Ethiopia
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 621/16 - Fadel El-Mawala Hosny Ahemad (Represented by Justice and AMAN for Human Rights) v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 376/09 – Acleo Kalinga (represented by Rhys Davies & Ben Keith International Human Rights Advisors) v. Uganda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 734/19: J (Represented by the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) & Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN)) v. Namibia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Investigation
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Namibia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Namibia: 22° 57′ 28″ S, 18° 29′ 25″ E
Date modified
Mar 26, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 432/12 – Peter Odiwuor Ngoge v Republic of Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date modified
Mar 25, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 480/14 - Senate Masupha & Others v. the Kingdom of Lesotho

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Participation in Government
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Lesotho
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Lesotho: 29° 42′ 54″ S, 28° 25′ 38″ E
Date modified
Mar 25, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 747/21: Jacobus Stephanus Van Heerden & Anor V. The Republic of South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date modified
Mar 24, 2026
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/26 - Ayivigan Dede Naomi v Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Physical and Moral Integrity
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 29, 2026
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date modified
Mar 24, 2026
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/26 - Mamadou Alpha Bah v Guinea

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 20, 2026
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
Date modified
Mar 24, 2026
ECOWAS Court

Communication 588/15 Minority Rights Group International and Environnement Ressources Naturelles et Développement (on behalf of the Batwa of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC) v. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
  • ACHPR 17.3: Promotion/Protection of Community Values
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date modified
Mar 23, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 476/14 - Magdy Moustafa El- Baghdady v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date modified
Mar 23, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 587/15 - Radio Publique Africaine (represented by Maître Lambert Nigarura) v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Information / Digital Rights
  • Right to Property
  • Telecommunications Regulation
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date modified
Mar 22, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 686/18 - Association des Femmes Avocates Défenseurs des Droits Humains, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa & Equality Now v. DRC

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Military Offences
  • Personal Liberty
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date modified
Mar 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 474/14 - Family of the late Jean-Claude Ndimumahoro v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date modified
Mar 19, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 459/13 - Devendranath Hurnam v. Mauritius

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Country
  • Mauritius
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Mauritius: 20° 20′ 54″ S, 57° 33′ 8″ E
Date modified
Mar 19, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 298/05 - Roy Bennett (Represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights) v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Investigation
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date modified
Mar 19, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 716/19 - Three Jehovah's Witnesses (Represented by Lawyers Associated for Human Rights in Africa) v. The State of Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date modified
Mar 18, 2026
ACHPR Decision
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Communication 461/13 - Eskinder Nega Fenta and Reyoot Alemu (Represented by Media Legal Defence Initiative and Freedom Now) v. Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Women in prison
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date modified
Mar 18, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 419/12 - The Indigenous Peoples of the Lower Omo (Represented by Survival International Trust) v. Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Land Rights
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 22.1: Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date modified
Mar 18, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 589/15 - Johannes Jurie Botha v. Mauritius

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • Mauritius
Country Geolocation
Mauritius: 20° 20′ 54″ S, 57° 33′ 8″ E
Date modified
Mar 17, 2026
ACHPR Decision

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