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002/2011 Request for Advisory Opinion by Marcel Ceccaldi

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
Keywords
  • Non Compliance
Case Headnotes
A letter dated August 22nd 2011 was received by a registrar at the court, where advocate Marcel Ceccaldi requested an advisory opinion from the court on behalf of the Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The court instructed the registrar to ask the author of the request to show proof that he was acting on behalf of Libya, but unfortunately the author declined to respond to this request. The attitude of the author of the request for advisory opinion, showed unwillingness to pursue the matter further. As a result of this behavior, the court unanimously decided to remove the request from the general list of the court.
Country
  • Libya
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
AfCHPR Decision

042/2016 - Collectif des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire ALS v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
According to the records, on 1 February 2012,ihe Applicants, who claim to have been victims of lead poisoning during their service, seized the Prosecutor at the Commune lll Court of First instance of the District of Bamako of a criminal complaint, followed by a letter addressed to the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Bamako on the same subject. The Applicants allege that the Australian Laboratory, which specializes in the chemical analysis of samples to determine the content of gold and other metals, used in this respect, toxic products such as acid, butyl isobutyl (DIBK), and solvents such as nitrate, sodium, lithium, borax, sodium carbonate, sodium oxide and lead.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

039/2019 - Chacha Jeremiah Murimi v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Chacha Jeremiah Murimi, a Tanzanian national, was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania had violated his rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights through the imposition of the mandatory death penalty and various aspects of his criminal proceedings. Owing to the similarity of the legal and factual issues, the Court consolidated his application with Application No. 040/2019 (Mathew Jeremiah Daud) and Application No. 041/2019 (Paschal Ligoye Mashiku) and delivered a single judgment.
Country
  • Tanzania
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/28/25- Lawyers Alert Initiative for Protecting the Rights of Children, Women and the Indigent v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
Challenge to vagrancy and criminal provisions in Nigeria’s Penal Code (1963, Northern Nigeria) and Criminal Code Act (1916, Southern Nigeria). Alleged arbitrary arrests, dehumanization, and imprisonment of vulnerable groups, especially sex workers. Claims of violations of human rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 18, and 19. Focus on protection of vulnerable groups, women, and children. Issues around inadequate/inappropriate legal provisions and freedom from discrimination. Involvement of civil society as amicus curiae (Alliance for the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Nigeria – ADPON).
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

007/2023 - Democratic Republic of Congo v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Case Headnotes
DRC alleges human rights violations committed in connection with an armed conflict between it and a coalition that includes Rwanda and the M23 armed group. The Court determined that it has jurisdiction to hear the matter and declared the application admissible. The Court ordered the Respondent State to file its response on the merits.
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/25 - The Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokoja Foundation & Anor. v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Parties to a Suit
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
ECOWAS Court has jurisdiction over human rights violations under Article 9(4) of its Protocol. Mere allegation of human rights violation is sufficient to confer jurisdiction. The Court is not an appellate body for national court decisions but can hear claims of human rights violations arising from domestic proceedings. Cause of action exists when facts disclose a legal right, even if not yet legally maintained. Admissibility requires claimants to have victim status, not be anonymous, and not have the matter pending in another international court. NGOs with legal personality can represent victims in human rights claims. Representative actions require proof of victim status of grantor; indirect victims must provide credible evidence of relationship. Application dismissed due to lack of locus standi; grantors of mandate were neither direct nor indirect victims. Parties bear their own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

010/2011 - Efoua Mbozo’o Samuel v. The Pan African Parliament

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
Efoua Mbozo'o Samuel, domiciled in Yaoundé, Cameroon,brought before the Court, a case against the Pan African Parliament, alleging breach of paragraph 4 of hiscontract of employment and of Article 13 (a) and (b) of the OAU Staff Regulations, and improper refusal torenew his contract and to re-grade him
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
AfCHPR Decision

01/08 - Michelot Yogogombaye v. Senegal (Separate Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Procedure
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Information
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
Fatsah Ouguergouz is of the opinion that the Applicant indeed has the right to know why it has taken nearly one year between the date of receipt of his application at the Registry and the date on which the Court took its decision thereon. Senegal, on the other hand, has the right to know why the Court chose to make a solemn ruling on the application by means of a Judgment, rather than reject it de plano with a simple letter issued by the Registry. The two Parties also have the right to know the reasons for which their prayers in respect of the costs and expenses, respectively, of the case, have been rejected; the Applicant should also know why his prayer in this regard was addressed on the basis of Rule 30 of the Interim Rules of the Court (hereinafter referred toas the "Rules") on Legal Costs, whereas the Court could have equally, if not exclusively, treated this prayer on the basis of Rule 31 on Legal Assistance.
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/19 Salifo Sawadogo v Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Insurrection
  • Military Tribunals
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
Following the failure of the military coup d'état in Burkina Faso on 16th September 2015, judicial information was opened against all persons who participated as author, co-author or accomplice of the coup; Accordingly, there were apparent elements from the investigation of this process likely to determinate the criminal liability of the applicant, Mr SAWADOGO Salifou, then a Parliament Member in the National Assembly; In view of the gravity of the facts, the Military Court wanted the applicant's criminal liability to be invoked, as those of other persons persecuted for the same facts.
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Sep 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/39/25 La Ligue Togolaise des Droits de l’Homme and Seven (07) Others v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Physical and Moral Integrity
Case Headnotes
Human rights claims require credible, concrete evidence, not mere assertions. States bear positive obligations to protect rights but liability depends on failure to fulfill these duties demonstrably. Freedom of movement, assembly, and security rights are fundamental but may be subject to lawful restrictions. Allegations of militia violence require evidence linking the militias to the State for State responsibility. The ECOWAS Court will not rule on claims lacking proof of rights violations.
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 7, 2025
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

010/2019 - Idd Kiture v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Case Headnotes
Idd Kiture, a Tanzanian national, was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania violated his rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, challenging both the fairness of his criminal proceedings and the legality of the mandatory death sentence
Country
  • Tanzania
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

046/2016 - APDF & IHRDA v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Child Marriage
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Harmful Traditional Practices
  • IHRDA
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
In a bid to modernise its legislation by bringing it in line with the evolving international human rights law, the Government of Mali launched, in 1998, a vast operation to codify the rights of individuals and the family. This project, which was subject to broad popular consultation, received expert input prior to the drafting of Law No. 201 1-087 establishing the Persons and Family Code. However, the Applicants submit that the law as promulgated violates several provisions of international human rights instruments ratified by the Respondent State.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

007/11 Youssef Ababou v. Morocco

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
In his application, the Applicant alleges as follows: - the Kingdom of Morocco has refused, and continues to refuse, to issue him his documents, which include, a national identity card and a passport;- it has been many years since he started requesting his rights to these civil status documents from the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Algeria, “but the latter have systematically refused to respect [his] rights to these documents".
Country
  • Morocco
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/25 - Lacerda Yoann v. Republic of Cabo Verde

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Health
Case Headnotes
In Lacerda Yoann v. Republic of Cabo Verde (Application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/38/23; Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/25, 7 April 2025), the ECOWAS Court of Justice confirmed its jurisdiction and declared the application admissible. The Applicant, a Cabo Verde citizen, claimed that the State violated his right to health under Article 16 of the African Charter, Article 12 of the ICESCR, and Article 25 of the UDHR, by failing to provide access to necessary medicines for his hereditary immunodeficiency. The Court found that the Defendant State had authorized the import of the medicine and provided guidance on accessing it, but the Applicant failed to follow the prescribed procedures. Consequently, the Court held that the Defendant did not violate the Applicant’s right to health, dismissed all other claims as unfounded, and ordered that the parties bear their own costs.
Country
  • Cape Verde
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 7, 2025
Country Geolocation
Cape Verde: 16° 32′ 20″ N, 23° 2′ 30″ W
ECOWAS Court

005/11 Daniel Amare & Mulugeta Amare v. Mozambique & Mozambique Airlines

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
In their application, the Applicants allege as follows, namely that: - In or about November 2008, having procured the requisite passports, visas and air tickets, they set out to travel to Maputo, Mozambique via Nairobi, Kenya.- At Nairobi, they transited from the Ethiopian Airlines to a Mozambique Airline flight to Maputo.- However, the flight did not take them to Maputo but landed in Pemba, Mozambique, where they were stranded for a period of twenty six (26) days.4. The Applicants further allege that: - During that period, they were subjected by the Mozambique Immigration Officials to diverse hardships, including demands for bribes, which they resisted, confiscating of their passports and visas, robbery of $1000 from them, torture, and deportation to Dar-es-Salaam.
Country
  • Mozambique
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Mozambique: 18° 39′ 57″ S, 35° 31′ 46″ E
AfCHPR Decision

020/2015 – Livinus Daudi Manyuka v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the Application that on 4 November 1999 the Applicant, and two other individuals, were charged with the offence of robbery with violence in the District Court at Mbinga, Ruvuma Region. On 15 May 2000, they were convicted and each sentenced to twenty (20) years imprisonment.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

004/2015 – Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the application that, on 6 June 2003, the applicant was arrested for having committed armed robbery of a pick-up vehicle at a place known as Sinza Madukani, in Dar es Salaam. He was prosecuted for the offense before the Kibaha District Magistrate Court. He was released on bail on 7 November 2003. While he was out on bail in this case, on September 2004, he was again arrested and charged in a second case before the same court, for conspiring to commit a felony and for the offence of robbery. It was alleged that he had stolen a saloon car at korogwe area in kibaha District.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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

004/2015 – Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the application that, on 6 June 2003, the applicant was arrested for having committed armed robbery of a pick-up vehicle at a place known as Sinza Madukani, in Dar es Salaam. He was prosecuted for the offense before the Kibaha District Magistrate Court. He was released on bail on 7 November 2003. While he was out on bail in this case, on September 2004, he was again arrested and charged in a second case before the same court, for conspiring to commit a felony and for the offence of robbery. It was alleged that he had stolen a saloon car at korogwe area in kibaha District.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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

028/2015 – Kalebi Elisamehe v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the application that, on 6 March 2004, the applicant was convicted and sentenced by the District Magistrate’s Court of Monduli at monduli District to a thirty (30) year prison sentence for the rape of a twelve (12) year old minor. He was ordered to pay the victim one cow valued at Tanzania Shillings Two Hundred Thousand as compensation. The applicant appealed against the judgement.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

030/2015 – Ramadhani Issa Malengo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that in 1996, the Applicant had an oral agreement with DIMON Ramadhani lssa Malengo (hereinafter referred to as the "Applicant") is a national of Tanzania and a tobacco farmer. He resides in Kigwa village, Tabora region and alleges that the Respondent State violated his rights by denying him justice in the National courts.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

025/2015 – Majid Goa alias Vedastus v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that on 20 December 2005, the District Court of Tarime, in Criminal case No. 418 of 2005 convicted the Applicant and sentenced him to thirty (30) years imprisonment following conviction for rape of a twelve (12) year old minor.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

017/2015 – Kennedy Gihana & Ors v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Order on Continuance of Proceedings
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that the Applicants learnt of the invalidation, by the Respondent State, of their passports and those of other Rwandan nationals when one of them was informed upon applying for a visa to travel to the United States of America, that his name appeared on a list of 14 May 2012, indicating the invalidity of the passports held by all persons included on the said list.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

017/2015 – Kennedy Gihana & Ors v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
It emerges from the file that the Applicants learnt of the invalidation, by the Respondent State, of their passports and those of other Rwandan nationals when one of them was informed upon applying for a visa to travel to the United States of America, that his name appeared on a list of 14 May 2012, indicating the invalidity of the passports held by all persons included on the said list.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016-2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Partly dissenting opinion of Judges Gérard Niyungeko & Rafâa Ben Achour)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Rafaâ Ben Achour)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Order for provisional maesures

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
It emerges, from the Application, that on 27 May 2OO4, an American National was killed near the village of Ningo in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The Applicant was accused of committing this crime and brought to trial. He denied the offence. On 18 June 2008, the Fast Track High Court in Accra, convicted the Applicant of the murder and sentenced him to death.
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

004/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour & Blaise Tchikaya

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
It is apparent from the record, that, on 17 November 2009, following his success in a recruitment test, the applicant signed an employment contract for the position of Head of the Planning and Strategy Section at the State-owned Rwanda Electricity Corporation and Rwanda Water and Sanitation Corporation, which later became the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA). On 13 April 2010, the applicant was dismissed without notice.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

004/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
It is apparent from the record, that, on 17 November 2009, following his success in a recruitment test, the applicant signed an employment contract for the position of Head of the Planning and Strategy Section at the State-owned Rwanda Electricity Corporation and Rwanda Water and Sanitation Corporation, which later became the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA). On 13 April 2010, the applicant was dismissed without notice.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

MOSES ABIODUN V FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Jurisdiction & Admissibility – The Court has jurisdiction under Article 9(4) of its Protocol; the Application was admissible. Arbitrary Detention – Applicant was detained from 2009 to 2025 without trial or formal charges, violating Articles 6 and 9 of the African Charter/ICCPR. Freedom of Movement – Prolonged detention violated Article 12 of the African Charter/ICCPR. Right to Fair Trial – Detention without trial for over 16 years breached Article 7(1)(d) of the African Charter. Cruel & Inhuman Treatment – Prolonged pretrial detention constituted inhuman and degrading treatment (Articles 5 and 7). Reparations – Court ordered immediate release and payment of 20 million naira in compensation; each party bears its own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/25 Eliam Monsedjoueni Potey v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Practice a Profession
Case Headnotes
Jurisdiction: The ECOWAS Court has jurisdiction over alleged human rights violations by Member States. Admissibility: The case was admissible as the applicant was identified and no parallel international proceedings existed. Equality Before the Law: Alleged discrimination must be proven with objective evidence; mere claims are insufficient. Discretionary Promotion: Executive discretion in judicial promotions does not automatically violate equality rights. Reparations: Compensation is only awarded if a rights violation is established.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 2, 2025
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Comoros: 11° 38′ 44″ S, 43° 19′ 60″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/25 KINSOUGBO AMELE v. TOGO

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Case Headnotes
Law enforcement officials must use force only as a last resort, particularly in protests. The State has a positive duty to protect the right to life and physical integrity of individuals, including children. Violations of rights to physical integrity and protection from cruel treatment attract reparations. Disabled children are entitled to special care and rehabilitation, but applicants must show that assistance was requested and denied. Lack of evidence on State negligence or failure to provide care can result in dismissal of related claims.
Country
  • Togo
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the Application that the First Applicant, Shukrani Masegenya Mango, was charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court at Mwanza. On 7 May 2004 he was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. The Seventh Applicant, Samwel M Mtakibidya, was also charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court of Handeni, Tanga. Hewas convicted and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment on 5 August 2002.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion of Justice Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the Application that the First Applicant, Shukrani Masegenya Mango, was charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court at Mwanza. On 7 May 2004 he was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. The Seventh Applicant, Samwel M Mtakibidya, was also charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court of Handeni, Tanga. Hewas convicted and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment on 5 August 2002.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Rafaâ Ben ACHOUR)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the Application that the First Applicant, Shukrani Masegenya Mango, was charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court at Mwanza. On 7 May 2004 he was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. The Seventh Applicant, Samwel M Mtakibidya, was also charged with the offence of armed robbery before the District Court of Handeni, Tanga. Hewas convicted and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment on 5 August 2002.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

053/2016 - Oscar Josiah v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
lt emerges from the file that the Applicant, Oscar Josiah and his wife, were married in 201 1 and were living together at Chankila village in the North West of Tanzania. At the time of their marriage, the Applicant's wife was pregnant by another man but apparently, the Applicant did not have any problem with this situation. The couple stayed together until 2 July 2012 when the wife gave birth to a child. On the same day, it is alleged that the baby died of unnatural causes after having been abandoned in the bush. A subsequent post-mortem medical examination revealed that the cause of the death was Hypoglycemia (lack of sugar in the blood) and Hypothermia (lack of bodily warmth). The Applicant and his wife were later charged with the offence of murder, the High Court acquitted the wife but convicted the Applicant and sentenced him to death. The Applicant subsequently appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, but the Court dismissed his appeal for lack of merit, in its judgment delivered on 25 February 2016.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

042/2019 - Masudi Said Selemani v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Masudi Said Selemani, a Tanzanian national, was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to death by hanging. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He subsequently filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania violated several rights guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights during his criminal proceedings and through the imposition of the mandatory death penalty
Country
  • Tanzania
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

040/2019 - Mathew Jeremiah Daud v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Mathew Jeremiah Daud was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He subsequently filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania had violated his rights under the African Charter through the conduct of his criminal proceedings and the imposition of a mandatory death sentence. Because his application raised substantially the same facts and legal issues as Applications Nos. 039/2019 and 041/2019, the Court consolidated the three cases and delivered a single judgment
Country
  • Tanzania
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

025/2016 - Kenedy Ivan v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Mr. Kenedy lvan (hereinafter referred to as "the Applicant") is a national of Tanzania, currently serving a 30 years prison sentence at the Butimba Central Prison for the offence of armed robbery
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

021/2015 – Kamdem Roger v. CIMA

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
Mr. Roger Kamdem is a citizen of Cameroon, former Director of Insurance Company SAMRISSA (Automobile, Sickness, Fire and various Social Risks Insurance), Mr. Roger Kamdem is a citizen of Cameroon, former Director of Insurance Company SAMRISSA (Automobile, Sickness, Fire and various Social Risks Insurance), acting in its capacity as former Director and shareholder representing the majority of shareholders filed the Application against Member States of the Inter-African Conference on Insurance Markets (CIMA).
Country
  • Non-State Actor
AfCHPR Decision

013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
On 8 January 2010, Mr. john Robert Penessis was arrested by the Tanzanian Immigration authorities. He was subsequently charged, convicted and sentenced on 17 January 2011 to a fine of eighty thousand (80,00) Tanzanian Shillings or in default, two (2) years in prison and ten (10) strokes of the cane by the kagera Resident Magistrate for illegal entry and irregular presence in the territory of the Respondent State.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
On 8 January 2010, Mr. john Robert Penessis was arrested by the Tanzanian Immigration authorities. He was subsequently charged, convicted and sentenced on 17 January 2011 to a fine of eighty thousand (80,00) Tanzanian Shillings or in default, two (2) years in prison and ten (10) strokes of the cane by the kagera Resident Magistrate for illegal entry and irregular presence in the territory of the Respondent State.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
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

007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
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

007/2015 Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Order for Provisional Measures)

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
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

007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
On 12 September 2006, the Applicants were arrested at Mruma Village, Mwanga District in Tanzania, for killing one Jamal Abdallah. On 24 June 2008, they were charged with murder at the High Court of Tanzania in Arusha. On 25 November 2011, the High Court, found the Applicants guilty and sentenced them to death. Dissatisfied with that decision, they appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. On 22 March 2013, their appeal was dismissed. On 24 March 2013, the Applicants then filed an application for review, which was still pending before the Court of Appeal when they filed the present Application on 26 March 2015.
Country
  • Tanzania
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

041/2019 - Paschal Ligoye Mashiku v. United Republic of Tanzania (Consolidated with Applications Nos. 039/2019 and 040/2019)

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
Paschal Ligoye Mashiku was convicted of murder by the High Court of Tanzania and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty by hanging. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. He subsequently filed an application before the African Court alleging that Tanzania violated several rights guaranteed under the African Charter during his criminal proceedings and through the imposition of the mandatory death sentence. The Court consolidated his application with those of Chacha Jeremiah Murimi (Application No. 039/2019) and Mathew Jeremiah Daud (Application No. 040/2019) because they raised substantially similar legal issues concerning the mandatory death penalty.
Country
  • Tanzania
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/23/25 -Kabirou Mbodje vs. the Republic of Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Jurisdiction
  • res judicata
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Principle of Res Judicata (non bis in idem) and its application in criminal proceedings Right to a Fair Trial and Rights of Defence under international human rights law Legal implications of absence of the accused during trial and counsel’s role Claims for Damages and Compensation for alleged violations of legal rights Abuse of court process and vexatious litigation claims Jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in human rights matters
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 12, 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

038/2016 - Jean-Claude Roger Gombert v. Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application has its origin in a contractual dispute between private partieswhich was brought before the Respondent state's courts. The Applicantmainly alleges the violation by the said courts, of his rights to a fair trial asguaranteed by the Charter.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

038/2016 - Jean-Claude Roger Gombert v. Côte d’Ivoire (Joint separate opinion of Justice Ben KIOKO & Justice Angelo V. Matusse)

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Type of Document
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application has its origin in a contractual dispute between private partieswhich was brought before the Respondent state's courts. The Applicantmainly alleges the violation by the said courts, of his rights to a fair trial asguaranteed by the Charter.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/25 Dorothy Bebe V. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Safe Medical Abortion
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
The Applicant (Dorothy Bebe), a Nigerian citizen, alleges violation of her rights due to rape by a private individual and subsequent denial of safe abortion facilities. Applicant suffered mental and physical trauma, stigma, and discrimination due to denial of abortion access. The Defendant (Nigeria) denies violation, argues criminal nature of matter, lack of state responsibility for private acts, and cultural justification for abortion laws. The Court rejected Defendant’s preliminary objection on jurisdiction due to procedural grounds. The Court emphasized its jurisdiction to hear human rights violations but not to examine national laws in the abstract.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 4, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

007/2013 – Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleged tha he was arrested by the police on 10 April 197 while he was in his home, and he was kept in police custody up to 14 April 1997.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

006/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that before 2013, he worked in the urban passenger transport sector, and on 18 June 2013, he approached the Services Control Authority in Rwanda to request a transport license, but his request was turned down on the grounds that licenses are granted to companies and not to individuals.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

006/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda (Dissenting opinion by Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that before 2013, he worked in the urban passenger transport sector, and on 18 June 2013, he approached the Services Control Authority in Rwanda to request a transport license, but his request was turned down on the grounds that licenses are granted to companies and not to individuals.
Country
  • Rwanda
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2015 – Lucien Ikili Rashidi v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that he entered the Respondent State's territory in 1993 on a temporary visa. Thereafter, in 1999, his wife and children entered the country as refugees - they lived with him in Dar es Salaam. In 2005, the applicant filed a civil case over a dispute with a retail trader. In 2006, he lost his passport and filed an application to the DRC Embassy in Dar es Salaam for replacement. He was subsequently issued a certificate of loss of his passport, which was still valid and contained a visa to stay in Tanzania till September 2006. However, on 9 June 2006, he was arrested by the Tanzanian immigration for residing illegallly in the country, while he was attending proceedings in his civil case.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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

011/2015 – Christopher Jonas v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that he had been charged and wrongly convicted for armed robbery with thirty (30) year custodial sentence; that the Trial Magistrate and the Appeal Court judges grossly erred in law.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

010/2015 – Amiri Ramadhani v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that he was charged on 2 March 1998 with the offence of robbery of a vehicle, attempted suicide and inflicting serious bodily harm on his person in Criminal Case No. 199/98 before the Arusha District Court; On 25 August 1999, the Applicant was convicted and sentenced to thirty (30) years, imprisonment for armed robbery,
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant alleges that his Toyota mini bus vehicle was unjustly impounded by RAWMAGANA police from 28 January 2009 to 7 May 2009. After the end of the period, the police service admitted that the confiscation was illegal and provided him compensation in the amount of 34,200 Rwandan Francs. The Applicant submits that on 7 May 2009, immediately after the handover of the impounded bus, he drove it directly to the garage to repair it. on 31 May 2009, the vehicle was again confiscated by soldiers of the presidential guard.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Insurance Claim
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that on 3 March 2013, his vehicle was involved In a traffic accident with a Toyota Carina insured by CORAR Insurance Company, which was found to be at fault for the accident. Upon his request, he was offered and advance of One million Rwanda Francs, to repair his house, which had been destroyed by a natural disaster. He subsequently requested for compensation for the loss of income suffered during the three months that his vehicle was in the garage for repairs, but the company decline to pay, highlighting that the initial One million Rwandan Francs that had been paid to him for the repair of the vehicle had instead been used to renovate his house, which is the reason why the vehicle remained in the garage for an extended period of time.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Insurance Claim
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that on 3 March 2013, his vehicle was involved In a traffic accident with a Toyota Carina insured by CORAR Insurance Company, which was found to be at fault for the accident. Upon his request, he was offered and advance of One million Rwanda Francs, to repair his house, which had been destroyed by a natural disaster. He subsequently requested for compensation for the loss of income suffered during the three months that his vehicle was in the garage for repairs, but the company decline to pay, highlighting that the initial One million Rwandan Francs that had been paid to him for the repair of the vehicle had instead been used to renovate his house, which is the reason why the vehicle remained in the garage for an extended period of time.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that on 21 March 2009, a police seized his vehicle on the grounds that it had no motor vehicle license and a spare tyre. He was fined twenty thousand Rwandan francs (RWF 20,000) and “as security for this payment the police seized the yellow card”. The Applicant avers that on 23 March he paid the fine of Twenty Thousand Rwandan Francs, but the yellow card was not returned to him.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

018/2018 Jebra Kambole v. The United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that the Respondent State has violated his rights under the Charter by maintaining article 41 (7) in its Constitution, which provision bars any court from inquiring into the election of a presidential candidate after the Electoral Commission hasdeclared a winner.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

018/2018 Jebra Kambole v. The United Republic of Tanzania (Corrigendum to Judgment (30 July 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Revised Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The applicant alleges that the Respondent State has violated his rights under the Charter by maintaining article 41 (7) in its Constitution, which provision bars any court from inquiring into the election of a presidential candidate after the Electoral Commission hasdeclared a winner.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

008/2011 – Ekollo M. Alexandre v. Cameroon & Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The applicant brought before the court a case against the Republic of Cameroon and the Federal Republic of Nigeria, alleging violation of Articles 3, 5, 6, 7 and 13(3) of the African Charter on Human Peoples’ Rights.
Country
  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/25 - Mariame Kone-Toure v. ECOWAS Commission

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Practice a Profession
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
The Applicant challenged the fairness and legality of the recruitment process for the position of Head of Administration and Human Resources at the ECOWAS Court of Justice, alleging procedural irregularities, unequal treatment, and violation of her right to fair consideration for employment. The Court examined whether the ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS Court of Justice followed proper administrative procedures, respected equality among candidates, and ensured transparency in recruitment. The Court partially upheld the Applicant’s claims and issued appropriate remedies.
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

019/2015 – Femi Falana v. African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Jurisdiction
  • Relationship between AU Mechanisms
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
The Applicant is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); he has filed the Application in his personal capacity and on behalf of the victims of alleged human rights violations in Burundi.
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
AfCHPR Decision

011/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that as at 23 March 2013, his house had bee damaged by heavy rains, and that he subsequently tried to repair the damage in order to be able to shelter his family. However, that, some neighbors who did not want him to undertake the repairs sent confidential reports to the authorities claiming that no local authority could go to his house to assess the situation as the Applicant threatened to attack such persons with a machete. On basis of this false reports, the local authority representative went to inspect his house and take photographs of all the rooms, without permission, and in the end asked the Applicant to stop the repair work
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

011/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that as at 23 March 2013, his house had bee damaged by heavy rains, and that he subsequently tried to repair the damage in order to be able to shelter his family. However, that, some neighbors who did not want him to undertake the repairs sent confidential reports to the authorities claiming that no local authority could go to his house to assess the situation as the Applicant threatened to attack such persons with a machete. On basis of this false reports, the local authority representative went to inspect his house and take photographs of all the rooms, without permission, and in the end asked the Applicant to stop the repair work
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

010/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that he owns a Toyota Hiace minibus in respect of which he alleges to have paid his membership dues to ATRACO Minibus Driver’s Union on January 2008.However, his minibus was confiscated, as the officials were informed that he had not paid any money.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

010/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The applicant states that he owns a Toyota Hiace minibus in respect of which he alleges to have paid his membership dues to ATRACO Minibus Driver’s Union on January 2008.However, his minibus was confiscated, as the officials were informed that he had not paid any money.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2015 – Dismas Bunyerere 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
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was arrested at Rubaragazi village following an attack that he and five (5) other persons perpetrated around Rubaragazi lsland on 7 September 2005 on Magongo William and Faida Charles who were fishing on a boat belonging to Gregory John Kazembe. They robbed the two (2) aforementioned fishermen of an out-boat engine, a fuel tank, a fuel line, an engine switch and forty-seven (47) fishing nets
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2015 – Dismas Bunyerere v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was arrested at Rubaragazi village following an attack that he and five (5) other persons perpetrated around Rubaragazi lsland on 7 September 2005 on Magongo William and Faida Charles who were fishing on a boat belonging to Gregory John Kazembe. They robbed the two (2) aforementioned fishermen of an out-boat engine, a fuel tank, a fuel line, an engine switch and forty-seven (47) fishing nets
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was convicted and sentenced on 30 March 2006, to 30 years imprisonment for having committed the crime of rape of a fifteen (15) year old girl. The Applicant filed an appeal before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba and subsequently before the Court of Appeal. The High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, respectively; and the Applicant filed an Application for review before the Court of Appeal on 19 August 2014. The Applicant alleges that this Application is still pending at the time of filing of the Application
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania (Joint separate opinion of Justices Ben Kioko, Angelo Matusse, Tujilane Chizumila & Stella Anukam)

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Type of Document
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was convicted and sentenced on 30 March 2006, to 30 years imprisonment for having committed the crime of rape of a fifteen (15) year old girl. The Applicant filed an appeal before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba and subsequently before the Court of Appeal. The High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, respectively; and the Applicant filed an Application for review before the Court of Appeal on 19 August 2014. The Applicant alleges that this Application is still pending at the time of filing of the Application
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion of Justice Rafâa Ben Achour)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was convicted and sentenced on 30 March 2006, to 30 years imprisonment for having committed the crime of rape of a fifteen (15) year old girl. The Applicant filed an appeal before the High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba and subsequently before the Court of Appeal. The High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, respectively; and the Applicant filed an Application for review before the Court of Appeal on 19 August 2014. The Applicant alleges that this Application is still pending at the time of filing of the Application
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

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
Case Headnotes
The Applicant was denied admission into Ghana Law School on the basis that he was not a citizen of Ghana. He filed this suit, claiming a violation of his rights under the ECOWAS Treaty and its Protocols, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The case was dismissed on the grounds that the Applicant lacked locus standi to file an action against an ECOWAS Member State.
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 6, 2012
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

06/13 Wilfred Onyango Nganyi & 9 Others v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
The Applicants allege that they were in Mozambique exploring business opportunities when, on 16 December 2005, they were, without lawful resort to legal measures of extradition, kidnapped and arrested by the Mozambican police, in collaboration with the Kenyan and Tanzanian Police Forces, after a false report made by a lady by name Maimouna Salimo, for being linked to dangerous elements of the Kenyan military forces and Kenya administration Police. They also allege that thereafter they were put on a military airplane referred to as Buffalo bound for Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18 - Gabriel Inyang & Linus Iyeme v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • False Imprisonment
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
The Applicants averred that they are citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who are among people on death row in Nigeria after been sentenced by a Tribunal set up by the Military Government of Nigeria in 1995.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/25 L'Association des Utilisateurs des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication & Monsieur Ndiaga Gueye v. Senegal

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Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Jurisdiction
  • Regional Judicial Bodies
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
  • Telecommunications Regulation
Case Headnotes
The Applicants challenge the internet and social media shutdowns ordered by the Senegalese government in June and July 2023 during political unrest linked to the trial and conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The Applicants claim these shutdowns violated fundamental rights to freedom of expression, access to information, freedom of assembly, and the right to work. The Respondent justifies the shutdowns as necessary for public order and security, denying any violation of rights.
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/18 - Financial Investment & Development Corporation (FIDC) v Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicants have filed this suit for a violation of their rights to fair hearing and their rights to property by the Respondent.
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2018
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

014/2015 – Jibu Amir Mussa & Anor v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicants jointly with others not before this Court stole an amount of twelve thousand (12,000) Tanzanian shillings from one, Frank Munishi, at his shop. During the robbery, one of the Applicants that is Jibu Amir shot Frank Munishi and his wife Gladiness Munishi with a pistol as the victims tried to flee from the scene of the crime. Frank Munishi was further stabbed by the other Applicant - Saidi Ally, with a "bush knife" to coerce him into giving the Applicants the money which he subsequently did, following which, the Applicants left the crime scene. Thereafter, neighbors of the victims converged at the crime scene and rushed the victims to Temeke Police station and subsequently to the hospital.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

014/2015 – Jibu Amir Mussa & Anor v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Bensaoula Chafika)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicants jointly with others not before this Court stole an amount of twelve thousand (12,000) Tanzanian shillings from one, Frank Munishi, at his shop. During the robbery, one of the Applicants that is Jibu Amir shot Frank Munishi and his wife Gladiness Munishi with a pistol as the victims tried to flee from the scene of the crime. Frank Munishi was further stabbed by the other Applicant - Saidi Ally, with a "bush knife" to coerce him into giving the Applicants the money which he subsequently did, following which, the Applicants left the crime scene. Thereafter, neighbors of the victims converged at the crime scene and rushed the victims to Temeke Police station and subsequently to the hospital.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2016 - Couple Diakite (Mamadou Diakite & Diakite Habibata B. Guindo) v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Peace and Security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicants submit that, on 14 November 2012, their home was robbed and vandalized by unknown persons, but upon reporting their complaint to the Police Authority, no reply was received to their complaint. They therefore submit that the Bamako 12th District Police Headquarters constitutes a serious violation of their rights as enshrined in Article 3, Article 7, Article 14 and 23 of the Charter.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

015/2015 – Godfrey Antony and Another v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Applicants were charged before the Songea District Court on 7 May 1999 in Zanzibar Street, Songea Municipality, with one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and one count of armed robbery for threatening the cashier named Sophie Mwalango with a pistol, before snatching a box containing twenty thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TZS20,000) and 5 receipt booklets belonging to Steven Martin. The crimes are provided for and punishable under the Penal Code of the Respondent State respectively.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

006-2015 Mr Nguza Viking & Mr Johnson Nguza v United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Rape
Case Headnotes
The Applicants, Mr. Nguza Viking and Mr. Johnson Nguza are citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo and lived and worked as musicians in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The second Applicant (Johnson Nguza) is the first Applicant’s (Nguza Viking) biological son. All applicants were arrested on 12th day of October, 2003 and transferred to the Magomeni Police Station. The Applicants and another person (later known as a teacher) were arraigned before the Resident Magistrate Court of Kisutu (Dar es Salaam) on 16th day of October, 2003 and were charged with 10 counts of rape and 11 counts of sodomy.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

003/2015 – Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Extradition
  • False Imprisonment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The Applicants, Mr.Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Mr. Charles John Mwaniki Njoka, are citizens of the Republic of Kenya. They are convicted prisoners who are currently serving a sentence of thirty (30) years 'imprisonment for the crime of aggravated robbery at the Ukonga Central Prison in Dares Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/37/19 Women Against Violence and Exploitation in Society (WAVES) & Child Welfare Society, Sierra Leone (CWS SL) (On Behalf of Pregnant Adolescent School Girls in Sierra Leone) v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Education
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Education
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
The application concerns violation of Pregnant Girls' Rights comprising the right to education and freedom from discrimination.
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 13, 2020
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

024/2015 - Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania (Joint Individual Opinions of Judges Ben Kioko & Tujilane Chizumila)

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Type of Document
  • Individual Opinion
  • Joint Declaration of Judges
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to alleged human rights violations stemming from convictions and sentences of thirty (30) years' imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane each imposed on the Applicants for the crime of armed robbery. The Applicants are currently serving their sentence in Butimba Central Prison, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2015 - Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to alleged human rights violations stemming from convictions and sentences of thirty (30) years' imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane each imposed on the Applicants for the crime of armed robbery. The Applicants are currently serving their sentence in Butimba Central Prison, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2015 – Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor 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
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to alleged human rights violations stemming from convictions and sentences of thirty (30) years' imprisonment and twelve (12) strokes of the cane each imposed on the Applicants for the crime of armed robbery. The Applicants are currently serving their sentence in Butimba Central Prison, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

032/2015 – Kijiji Isiaga v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Application relates to violations allegedly arising from a domestic procedure at the end of which the Applicant was sentenced to thirty (30) years of imprisonment with twelve strokes of the cane for inflicting bodily harm and aggravated robbery.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

040/2016 - Mariam Kouma & Ousmane Diabaté v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
The Application was filed by APDF and IHRDA on behalf of Mariam Kouma, amerchant in Bamako, and her son Ousmane Diabat6, and invokes the violation ofthe Applicants' right to a fair trial by the Respondent state.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
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
Case Headnotes
the Association Juristes d 'Afrique pour Ia bonne gouvernance , with headquarters in Douala (Cameroon), through Barrister Kack Kack Serge Simon, Executive President and Lawyer with the Cameroon Bar Association, resident in Douala, submitted a complaint to the Court against the Republic of Cote d'lvoire, for violation of Articles 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

044/2019 - Suy Bi Gohore Emile & 8 Ors v. Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
Case Headnotes
The case concerns a reform process of the country’s Independent Electoral Commission that gave rise to a new law on its composition. The applicants aver that the said new law is in contravention of the Respondent State's Constitution.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/18 - Federation of African Journalists and Others v The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Dignity
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
The case concerns crackdown on journalists during the Jahmeh era for reportage that were not favourable to the regime. All journalists concerned eventually went on exile after acquitted and released.
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 13, 2018
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

006/2016 - Mgosi Mwita Makungu v. Tanzania (lndividual Opinion of Justice Blaise Tchikaya)

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Type of Document
  • Individual Opinion
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The claim arises from the Respondent State’s alleged failure to provide the Applicant with certified true copies of the records of proceedings and judgments of the Criminal Case where he was charged with the offence of robbery with violence, and convicted and sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment on 15 April 1996.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

006/2016 - Mgosi Mwita Makungu 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
Case Headnotes
The claim arises from the Respondent State’s alleged failure to provide the Applicant with certified true copies of the records of proceedings and judgments of the Criminal Case where he was charged with the offence of robbery with violence, and convicted and sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment on 15 April 1996.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2024 - Chief Festus A. Ogwuche & 25 Others v The Republic Of Cote D’Ivoire & 14 Others

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
The complaint is a response to a proposed amendment by the ECOWAS Heads of State to protocol A/P.1/7/79. The proposed amendment would incorporate the requirement of the exhaustion of domestic remedies as a pre-requisite for admissibility to the ECOWAS Court. This particular judgment strikes out some of the respondent states listed in the application because they have not signed the Court's optional protocol and, therefore, the Court determined that they do not have jurisdiction to hear complaints against them. The judgment, therefore, revises and renames the application.
Country
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/25 Lat Diop v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Power
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Restriction
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • State Internal Security
Case Headnotes
The Court affirmed its jurisdiction on human rights violation claims under Article 9(4) of the ECOWAS Protocol. The Applicant, a former minister, was prevented from boarding an international flight without formal notification or procedure. The Court found the restriction arbitrary and illegal, violating Article 12(2) of the African Charter. The Defendant failed to justify the restriction legally. The Applicant was awarded general damages of 6 million CFA Francs. The Defendant was ordered to cease restrictions and bear all court costs.
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

012/2020 - Guillaume Kigbafori Soro & Others v Cote D’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Case Headnotes
The Court found that the Applicants had seized the Court prematurely, since proceedings before domestic courts were still ongoing. Therefore, local remedies were not exhausted.
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

Kolawole O.A. Koiki v Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Human Rights Violations
  • IHRDA
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The Court found that the Respondent violated the Applicant’s right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time under Article 7(1)(d) of the African Charter. The failure to reconstitute the NHRC Governing Council for six years prevented the NHRC from completing the investigation. The Court awarded 5 million naira as compensation. Each party shall bear its own costs. Country:
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

014/2018 - Ajaye Jogoo v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Case Headnotes
The Court ruled that the Applicant did not demonstrate that they tried to file cases in the Respondent State through a legal representative. Therefore, the Applicant failed to exhaust local remedies and the application was ruled inadmissible.
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

009/2020 - XYZ v Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Case Headnotes
The Court ruled that the application was inadmissible because the Applicant did not make an effort to take the matter to the Constitutional Court of Benin prior to making an application to the African Court. Therefore, the Applicant did not exhaust local remedies.
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

058/2019 - XYZ v Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Case Headnotes
The Court rules that since the present application had been commenced prior to the resolution of the matter before the domestic Constitutional Court, the Applicant cannot rely on the the domestic court's decision to justify the exhaustion of local remedies. Therefore, the application was ruled inadmissible.
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/25 -Solomon Ekolama & Anor. v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Right to Information / Digital Rights
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
The ECOWAS Court held that although the Applicants proved ownership of their copyrighted software through a valid copyright certificate, the Respondent’s alleged copying and use of the software did not amount to a violation of the right to property under Article 14 of the African Charter, since the Applicants were not deprived of their proprietary interest. The Court found that allegations of theft fall within the realm of criminal law and lie outside the Court’s jurisdiction. The claim under Article 26 of the ICCPR for equality before the law was dismissed for lack of factual basis. Claims under the Berne Convention, WIPO treaties, and the Nigerian Constitution were found inadmissible. All human rights claims were ultimately dismissed.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 12, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/25 - Charles Nii Armah Mensah v. Republic of Ghana and Gaming Commission

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Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Due Diligence
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
The ECOWAS Court ruled on the jurisdiction, admissibility, and merits of the dispute involving the rights of the applicant against the State and regulatory authority, addressing freedom of expression, due process, and implementation of national and regional legal provisions
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 8, 2025
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

020/2016 - Anaclet Paulo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The file record indicates that on the night of 28 July 1997, four individuals forced their way into the home of a certain Benjamin Mhaya Simon, in the village oflzingo Nshamba; and after tying up the latter and his wife, they made away with a sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Tanzania Shillings (TZS 800,000), a radio cassette player, five trousers, two wrist watches and three pairs of loin cloth. On the same night, the Applicant and three other individuals were arrested by the Police and charged with the offence of armed robbery with violence.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Separate Opinion of Judge Gerard NIYUNGEKO)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Order for provisional maesures)

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Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Chafika Bensaoula)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Judgment on reparations)

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Dissenting opinion by Judge Gerard Niyungeko on Judgment on Reparation)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Gendarmerie (para-military force) of the Autonomous Port of Cotonou and the Benin Customs Department received warnings from the Intelligence and Documentation Services at the Office of the President of the Republic about the presence of a huge quantity of cocaine in a container of frozen goods imported by the company-Comptoir Mondialde Neqoce (COMON SA) of which the Applicant is the Chief Executive Officer. Based on this information, a judicial inquiry was, on 28 October2016, instituted against the Applicant and three of his employees for the trafficking of eighteen (18kgs) of pure cocaine.
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2016 - Diocles William v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
The record before the Court indicates that on 11 July 2010, at around 16:00hours, at Mbale Village, Missenyi District in Kagera Region, the Applicant who was twenty-two (22) years old at the time, allegedly raped a minor aged twelve (12) years.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

Request for Advisory Opinion No.001 2013 Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) ENGLISH (2) (1)

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Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
Keywords
  • Amicus curiae
  • Jurisdiction
  • Relationship between AU Mechanisms
Case Headnotes
The request for Advisory opinion is submitted by the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project on the basis of clarifying whether the organization is recognized by the AU. SERAP argues it should be recognized by the African Union on the basis that is an African organization that is registered in Nigeria. SERAP also argues that due to its observer status with the African Commission it has the competence to request an opinion relating to any question within the scope of the ACFPR. But since SERAP doesn’t have a memorandum of understanding with the African union, it isn’t entitled to bring a request for advisory opinion before the court. The Court couldn’t give an opinion on the request due to not having personal jurisdiction.
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
AfCHPR Decision

004/2023 - Moahd Kheriji Ghannouch & others v. Tunisia

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Type of Document
  • Order
Case Headnotes
The Respondent State applied for a revocation order. The Respondent State's central justification was that its conduct was already in compliance with the Court's order by the time the order was issued. The Court considered that reasoning insufficient and dismissed the Respondent State's request for a revocation of the order for provisional measures from 28 August 2023 in Application 004/2023.
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

001/2017 – Alex Thomas v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
The United Republic of Tanzania filed, pursuant to Article 28(4) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights for interpretation of the Judgment rendered on 20 November 2015 in the case of Alex Thomas V. United Republic of Tanzania. The United Republic of Tanzania also filed, pursuant to Practice Direction No.38 of the Practice Directions of the Court, an application for extension of time to filed the Application for interpretation of the Judgment.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • 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
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/APP/30/11 Deyda Hydara Jr. & Ors v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
This case concerns the continued failure by the state authorities to conduct an effective investigation into the killing of Mr. Deyda Heydara in Banjul in December 2004, in violation of the right to life, freedom of expression and press freedom guaranteed by Articles1, 4 and 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and Article 66 of the Revised Community Treaty
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

004/2011 – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Serious and Massive Violation of Human Rights
Case Headnotes
This is an application against the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) alleging serious and massive human Rights violations guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Country
  • Libya
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
AfCHPR Decision

011/2011 Reverend Christopher R. Mtikila v Tanzania - Ruling on Reparation

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
Case Headnotes
This is an Application for compensation and reparations pursuant to the Court's judgment of 14 June 2013 on Consolidated Applications Nos. 009/2011 and 011/2011. In the instant Application, the Court held that the Applicant's claims for pecuniary damages and legal costs were not proved and therefore, dismissed.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

003/2017 - Actions pour la Protection des Droits de l'Homme v. Cote D'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Participation in Government
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
This is an Application for Interpretation of the Judgment of 18 November 20 16 in the Matter of Actions Pour la Protection des Droits de L'Homme v. Republic of Cote d' Ivoire
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 13.2: Right of equal access to the public service of the country
  • ACHPR 13.3: Right of access to public property and services
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

002/2017 - Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
This is an application for interpretation of the Judgment rendered by the Court on 3 June 2016 in the Matter of Mohamed Abubakari v. The United Republic of Tanzania (Application 007/2013),
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

002/2014 – Faustin Uwintije v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • AfCHPR Procedure
Case Headnotes
This is an order informing the applicant that the said application does not meet the requirements under Rule 34 of the Rules of the Court and as such, it cannot be entertained by the Court.
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
AfCHPR Decision

005/2015 – Thobias Mango & Anor v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
Thobias Mang’ara Mango and Mr. Shukurani Masegenya Mango (both citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania) allege a violation of their rights following their arrest, detention and the manner in which their various cases were treated before the domestic courts of the Respondent State in relation to the charges and conviction for armed robbery against them.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

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Date Adopted
Jul 1, 2008
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
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
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
ECOWAS Court

OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 10, 1969
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
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
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
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
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
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
AfCHPR Decision

01/15 Democratic Party v Secretary General & 2 Others

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • EAC / EAC Organ
  • State Agent
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

04/12 Emmanuel Joseph Uko & Ors v. South Africa

Preview
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
AfCHPR Decision

01/13 Ernest Francis Mtingwi v Malawi

Preview
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
AfCHPR Decision

The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013

Preview
Date Adopted
Apr 11, 2013
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Rules of Procedure

328/06 Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda v Angola

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

331/06 Kamanakao Association, Reteng & Minority Rights Group v Botswana

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

413/12 David Mendes (represented by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria) v Angola

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
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
Case Headnotes
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
AfCHPR Decision

Protocol on Science Technology and Innovation (SADC)

Preview
Date Adopted
Aug 17, 2008
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

255/02 Garreth Anver Prince v. South Africa

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

260/02 Bakweri Land Claims Committee v Cameroon

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 307/05 - Obert Chinhamo v. Zimbabwe

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol on Forestry (SADC)

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

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

Preview
Date Adopted
Aug 14, 2001
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

142/94 Muthuthurin Njoka v Kenya

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

107/93 Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

135/94 Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

251/02 Lawyers for Human Rights v Swaziland

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Participation in Government
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Swaziland
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
Country Geolocation
Eswatini: 26° 31′ 21″ S, 31° 27′ 57″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol on Extradition (SADC)

Preview
Date Adopted
Oct 3, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

1/88 Frederick Korvah v Liberia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Corruption
Country
  • Liberia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

21/88 Centre Haitien des Libertés Publiques v Ethiopia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

24/89 Union Nationale de Libération de Cabinda v Angola

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

26/89 Austrian Committee against Torture v Burundi

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance

Preview
Date Adopted
Dec 21, 2001
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

230/99 Motale Zacharia Sakwe v Cameroon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

SADC Declaration on Refugee Protection within Southern Africa

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

SADC Declaration on Terrorism (2002)

Preview
Date adopted
Jan 14, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

03/10 Independent Medical Unit v Attorney General of Kenya & 4 Others

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

05/13 Godfrey Magezi v Attorney General of Uganda

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Health
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

03/12 Hilaire Ndayizamba v Attorney General of Burundi & Another

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

SADC Regional Awareness and Communication Strategy for the SADC Water Sector

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

001/15 Armand Guehi v Tanzania - Order of provisional Measures

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Order
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant moved to Tanzania on 1 May 2004 as a dependent of his wife, an Ivorian citizen, then working for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (herein after referred to as "ICTR"). The Applicant was also undertaking an internship at the ICTR. On 6 October 2005, the Applicant was arrested by security officers of the ICTR in connection with his wife's disappearance. He was handed over to local police and detained. On 18 October 2005, he was charged with the murder of his wife before the High Court of Tanzania at Moshi. On 30 March 2010, he was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to death. He appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, which on 28 February 2014, dismissed the appeal. On 15 April 2014, the Applicant filed a notice of motion for review of the Court of Appeal's decision. On 6 January 2015, while the request for review awaited hearing in the Court of Appeal, the Applicant filed an Application before the African Court alleging that several of his rights were violated in the course of the domestic proceedings.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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

15/16 Habiyalimana Augustino v Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

07/12 Komu v Attorney General of Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extension of Time
  • Participation in Government
Outcome
Orders Made
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan - Water Sector Plan

Preview
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

General Comment on Article 6 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child : " Right to Birth Registration, Name and Nationality"

Preview
Date Adopted
Apr 16, 2014
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Soft Law

138/94 International PEN (on behalf of Senn and Sangare) / Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/15 Aabia Azali & Anor v Republic of Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Benin
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/15 George Constant Amoussou v Republic of Benin (Decision on Interpretation of Judgment)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

55/91 International PEN v Chad

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Chad
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

83/92 Jean Yakovi Degli (on behalf of Caporal N. Bikagni) v Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal security
  • Provisional/interim measures
Country
  • Togo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

International Pen v Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

393/10: IHRDA and Others v DRC

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • 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 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/18 - Engr. Raymond Oguche & Others v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Inter-Tribal Disputes
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR

Preview
Date adopted
Mar 23, 1976
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/18 - Chief Damian Onwuham (Alabake) & 22 others vs Federal Republic of Nigeria and Imo State Government.

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Investigation
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

336/07 AFTRADEMOP & Global Welfare Association (on behalf of the Moko oh Indigenous Peoples of Cameroon) v Cameroon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Inter-Tribal Disputes
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Cameroon
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Case Document

428/12 - Dawit Isaak v Republic of Eritrea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

42/90 : International PEN / Malawi

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

372GTK/2009 - Interights (on behalf of Gizaw Kebede and Kebede Tadesse) v Ethiopia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 340/07 - Nixon Nyikadzino (represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum) v. Zimbabwe

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • ACHPR 56.6. Submission within reasonable period
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

48/90-50/91-52/91-89/93 - Amnesty International, Comité Loosli Bachelard, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East Africa v Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • 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 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 153/96 - Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 205/97 - Kazeem Aminu v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 241/01 - Purohit & Moore v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.4: Protection of the aged and the disabled
  • 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 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 261/02 - Interights et al v. Egypt

Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 256/02 - Samuel Kofi Woods, II & Kabineh M. Ja'neh v. Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Liberia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 197/97 - Bah Ould Rabah v. Mauritania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Land Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 266/03 - Kevin Mgwanga Gunme et al v. Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 19: Right of All Peoples to Equality and Rights
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 279/03-296/05 - Sudan Human Rights Organisation & Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Rape
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 305/05 - ARTICLE 19 & Ors v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 302/05 - Mr Mamboleo M. Itundamilamba v. Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • pacta sunt servanda
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 349/07 - Simon Weldehaimanot v. Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 277/2003 - Spilg and Mack & DITSHWANELO (on behalf of Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi) v. Botswana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 445/13 - Human Rights Council & Ors v. Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/19 Justice Joseph Wowo v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Equality
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 351/2007 - Givemore Chari (represented by Gabriel Shumba) v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Investigation
  • Non Compliance
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/13 - Sow Bertin Agba v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Fraud
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 11, 2013
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/15 Wiyao Gnandakpa, 7 Ors & the Heirs to Late Wandoua Dena v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/16 AZIAGBEDE Kokou & 33 Ors, TOMEKPE Abra Lanou & 29 Ors, & ATSOU Komlavi & 4 Ors v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Dec 6, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/17 Thankgod Legbara David (minor) & 4 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Fraud
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 23, 2017
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/16 AMETEPE Koffi v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 20, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/18 - Nazare Gomes de Pina v. Guinea Bissau

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Guinea Bissau
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 24, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea-Bissau: 11° 48′ 13″ N, 15° 10′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/19 - Bekaye Traore & 10 Ors, Bekaye Traore & 7 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Property
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 6, 2019
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/19 - Bloc pour l’Alternance en Guinée (BAG) v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/19 N’diaga Soumaré v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/19 Nancy Bohn-Doe v. Liberia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2019
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/19 - Registered Trustees of Association of Former TELECOM Employees of Nigeria & Pastor Oluti Aremu Gabriel v. Nigeria & Attorney General of Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Liquidation of Company
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/02/14 - Registered trustees of Avocats sans Frontières France & Thankgod Ebohs v. Nigeria & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Military Tribunals
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 31, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/14 SERAP & 10 Ors v. Nigeria & 4 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Investigation
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

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

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

ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/19 Martha Adamu & 7 Ors v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 9, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/19 - Private Barnabas Eli v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Oct 11, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

001/2015 Armand Guehi v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
The Applicant moved to Tanzania on 1 May 2004 as a dependent of his wife, an Ivorian citizen, then working for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (herein after referred to as "ICTR"). The Applicant was also undertaking an internship at the ICTR. On 6 October 2005, the Applicant was arrested by security officers of the ICTR in connection with his wife's disappearance. He was handed over to local police and detained. On 18 October 2005, he was charged with the murder of his wife before the High Court of Tanzania at Moshi. On 30 March 2010, he was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to death. He appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, which on 28 February 2014, dismissed the appeal. On 15 April 2014, the Applicant filed a notice of motion for review of the Court of Appeal's decision. On 6 January 2015, while the request for review awaited hearing in the Court of Appeal, the Applicant filed an Application before the African Court alleging that several of his rights were violated in the course of the domestic proceedings.
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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

001/2017 - Alfred Agbes Woyome v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Gérard Niyungeko)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

001/2020 – Alfred Agbesi Woyome v. Ghana (Application for Review)

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/20 The Reg. Trustees of Jama'a Foundation & 5 Ors v. Nigeria & The Attorney General and Minister of Justice of The Federation

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Impunity
  • Insurrection
  • Inter-Religious Disputes
  • Internal Displacement
  • Investigation
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

Communication 64/92 - Krishna Achuthan & Another (on behalf of Banda & Ors) v. Malawi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Malawi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • 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 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • 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
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECOWAS Revised treaty

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Date Adopted
Jul 24, 1993
Case Headnotes
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Treaty

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA

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Date Adopted
Nov 10, 2019
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

Human Rights Committee - General Comments No.34

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Date adopted
Jul 29, 2011
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

Communication 341/2007 - Equality Now & Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association v. Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Child Marriage
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • 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 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

37786/97 AFFAIRE DEBBOUB alias HUSSEINI Ali c. FRANCE

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Date adopted
Nov 9, 1999
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/20 Siny Dieng v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/20 Cheihk Gueye v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Sep 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

AFFAIRE VERA FERNANDEZ HUIDOBRO c. ESPAGNE (Requete No. 74181/01)

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Date adopted
Apr 6, 2010
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

CASE OF OTEGI MONDRAGON v. SPAIN (Application No. 2034/07)

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Date adopted
Sep 15, 2011
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

CASE OF ELCI AND OTHERS v. TURKEY (Application No. 23145/93 and 25091/94)

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Date adopted
Nov 13, 2003
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non Custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules)

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Date adopted
Dec 14, 1990
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

CASE OF ANGUELOVA v. BULGARIA (Application No. 38361/97)

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Date adopted
Jun 13, 2002
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

DORDEVIC v. CROATIA

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Date adopted
Jul 24, 2012
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

(53466/07) KONSTAS v. GREECE

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Date adopted
May 24, 2011
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

(856/1999) CHAMBALA v ZAMBIA

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Date adopted
Aug 8, 2003
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

(1134/2002) Gorji Dinka v. Cameroon

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Date adopted
May 10, 2005
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

(12369/86) Letellier v. France

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Date adopted
Jun 26, 1991
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

(159/1996/778/979) Gérard Bernard v. France

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Date adopted
Apr 23, 1998
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri et al v. Chile

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Item does not have this property
Inter-American Court/Commission Documents

Communication 623/16 - Miles Investments & 2 Ors v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

A v. The United Kingdom judgment

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Date adopted
Sep 23, 1998
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
EU Document

Mulezi Vs. Democratic Republic of Congo (2004)

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Date adopted
Jul 30, 2004
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
UN Document

ECW:CCJ:JUD:02:21 Pastor Ekpemsidem Dan Ekpemsidem and 6,499 Others Vs. Vincent Agu & Others and Federal Government of Nigeria & 5 Others

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Item does not have this property
Case Document

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/21 - Madam Sessi Mélé v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2021
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/21 - Kenneth Roberts & 4 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Participation in Government
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/20 - Counsellor Muhammad Kabine Ja'Neh v. Liberia & Anor

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUD/01/22 - Mr. Nnamdi Chukwu v. President of ECOWAS Commission & Anor

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Fraud
  • Investigation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 2, 2022
ECOWAS Court

ICJ case of Argentina v Uruguay concerning pulp mills on River Uruguay

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ICJ Document

Angola

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Benin

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Botswana

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Egypt

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Equatorial Guinea

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Eritrea

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Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Djibouti

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Malawi

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Mali

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Mayotte

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Morocco

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Senegal

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Seychelles

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South Sudan

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Sudan

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Tanzania

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Somalia

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South Africa

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Countries (Geolocation)

Togo

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Western Sahara

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Zambia

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Countries (Geolocation)

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/22 - Incorporated Trustees of Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa, Rehink Africa Foundation & 3 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/22 - Mado Fidégnon Frédéric v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Rejected at Seizure Stage
Year Decided
Mar 30, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/23 - Nana-Jo N'dow v. The Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 446/13 - Jennifer Williams & Ors v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • 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
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

047/2020 - Adama Diarra v. Mali

Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Mali
ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Outcome
  • Ruled Inadmissible
Duration of Procedure
Dec 1, 2020 ~ Dec 1, 2022
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Matter

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/23 - Woamede Tetevi Kokou & Or v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Forced Eviction
  • IHRDA
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 13, 2023
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/23 - Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law & 2 Ors v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 8, 2023
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

011/2016 & 012/2016 - Chacha Wambura & Mang’azi Mkama v. Tanzania

Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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
  • ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
ACHPR Rights Not Violated
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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
  • ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Duration of Procedure
Feb 26, 2016 ~ Sep 5, 2023
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Matter

012/2019 - Ghati Mwita v. Tanzania

Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • 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
ACHPR Rights Violated
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
ACHPR Rights Not Violated
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Duration of Procedure
Apr 24, 2019 ~ Dec 1, 2022
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Matter

042/2020 - Tike Mwambipile & Equality Now v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Education
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Education
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/24 - Mohamed Morlu v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • IHRDA
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/43/23 - Isaac Olamikan & Or v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 24, 2023
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/44/23 - True Whig Party v. Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 24, 2023
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/46/23 - Adou Kouame & 14 Ors v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2023
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/49/23 - Guinea v. Ibrahima Kassus & K-Energie S.A.

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/42/23 - Ousmane Sonko v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 17, 2023
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ:JUD/54/23 - Souleymane Bah v. Guinea

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 11, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/52/23 - Maître Moussa Traoré v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 7, 2023
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

058/2016 - Niyonzima Augustine v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

012/2021 - Landry Angelo Adelakoun & Ors v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

022/2018 - Youssouf Traore & 9 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/58/23 - Ismaila Haidara & Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 15, 2023
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

032/2019 - Oulai Marius v. Côte d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

030/2016 - Romward William v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
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/26/24 - Abiguime Maguiliwè & 52 Ors v. Togo

Preview
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/17/24 - Al-Hassan Dibassi Fadia v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
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/19/24 - Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

Preview
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

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • 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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/RUL/07/20 - Alex Nain Saab Moran v. Cape Verde

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Extradition
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Money Laundering
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Health
Country
  • Cape Verde
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 2, 2020
Country Geolocation
Cape Verde: 16° 32′ 20″ N, 23° 2′ 30″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/ CCJ/JUD/07/21 - Miles Investments (SL) LTD & Anor v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2021
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/04 - Mr Olajide Afolabi v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Apr 27, 2004
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/02/21 - Djegui Djanka & 102 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Provisional/interim measures
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 30, 2021
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/05 - Hon. Dr Jerry Ugokwe v. Nigeria

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

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/07 - Prof. Etim Moses Essien v. Gambia & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Oct 29, 2007
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
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

Preview
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

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

Preview
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

021/2018 - Boukary Waliss v. Benin

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

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

Preview
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

023/2017 - Amadou Dembele & 3 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

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

Preview
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
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

025/2018 - Bonifance Alistedes v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

030/2018 - Edison Simon Mwombeki v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/25 - Satta Lamin Banya v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 20, 2025
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/25 - Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

668/17 Peter Odiwuor Ngoge V Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/25 Togo v. Adam Latif & 13 Others

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Power
  • Admissibility
  • Extension of Time
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
1. Time-Bar — Set-Aside Applications An application to set aside a default judgment must be lodged within one month of service; filing after Registry confirmation outside this period renders it inadmissible. 2. Electronic Filing — Date of Lodgment Under the Practice Directions, a document is deemed filed only upon Registry confirmation, not on the date it was emailed. 3. Default Judgment — Procedural Effect A judgment by default remains valid and fully enforceable unless a timely and properly filed set-aside application succeeds. 4. No Cure Through Alleged Irregularities Claims of omissions or procedural flaws in the earlier judgment cannot revive a set-aside application filed out of time. 5. Abuse of Process Allegations Insufficient Arguments that the Court mishandled hearings or pleadings do not override strict procedural deadlines. 6. Prior Case Law — Strict Time Compliance The Court reaffirmed its consistent jurisprudence that non-compliance with Article 90(9) automatically leads to dismissal. 7. Confirmation of Original Judgment Because the set-aside request was time-barred, the Court confirmed Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/45/23 in full. 8. Costs As the unsuccessful party, the Applicant State (Togo) was ordered to bear costs.
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2025
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/25 L'Agence Conseil en Communication et Évènementiel (INTERPUB) v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Jurisdiction
  • Non Compliance
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
Case Headnotes
1. Jurisdiction: The Republic of Guinea challenged the jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Court of Justice to hear the dispute arising from a contractual agreement between a private entity and a Member State, raising important questions about the scope of the Court’s jurisdiction under the ECOWAS Revised Treaty and Protocols. 2. Contractual Obligations: The case concerned the alleged non-compliance by the Republic of Guinea with its contractual obligations under a Partnership Agreement signed for the organization of the 9th edition of the International Textile and Craft Show (SITA). 3. Role of the ECOWAS Court: The ECOWAS Court’s mandate includes resolving disputes involving Member States and other parties within the scope of the ECOWAS legal framework, including matters related to regional economic cooperation and implementation of agreed treaties and protocols. 4. Virtual Proceedings: The judgment was delivered virtually in accordance with Article 8 (1) of the Practice Directions on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Court Sessions, 2020, reflecting the Court’s adaptation to modern technological processes. 5. Parties: Applicant: L’Agence Conseil en Communication et Évènementiel (INTERPUB), a communication and event management agency based in Burkina Faso. Defendant: The Republic of Guinea, a Member State of ECOWAS and party to the ECOWAS Revised Treaty.
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
ECOWAS Court declares itself incompetent
Year Decided
May 15, 2025
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

Communication 741/20 - Christian Patrichi TANASA (represente par Calvin JOB, avocat) c Republique du Gabon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • res judicata
Country
  • Gabon
Country Geolocation
Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 650/17 - Kum Bezeng and 75 Others (Represented by Professor Carlson Anyangwe) v. The Republic of Cameroon

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Cameroon
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 455/13 - Abubaker Ahmed Mohamed and 28 Others (represented by X and Y) v. Ethiopia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 582/15 - X (Represented by Lawyers for Justice in Libya and REDRESS) v Libya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Libya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision
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Communication 298/05 - Roy Bennett (Represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights) v. Zimbabwe

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

Preview
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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

020/2018 - Salif Traore & Sekou Oumar Coulibaly v. Republic of Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR 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
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

041/2020 - Legal and Human Rights Centre & Liberatus Mwang’ombe v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

040/2020 & 043/2020 - Abdul Omary Nondo & Others v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Equality
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 3:2: Every individual shall be entitled to equal protection of the law.
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

Preview
Date Adopted
Sep 21, 2017
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Soft Law

5/88 Prince J N Makoge v USA

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • USA
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

53/90 Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

002/2009 IHRDA (on behalf of Children of Nubian Descent) v. Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Minority Communities
  • Statelessness
State Accused
  • Kenya
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2011
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 6: Name and Nationality
  • ACRWC 6.1: Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
ACERWC Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/16 Marie Molmon & 114 Ors v Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Rape
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 17, 2016
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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Date Adopted
Sep 15, 1968
Case Headnotes
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Treaty

Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 30, 1993
Case Headnotes
Item does not have this property
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/15 Les Ayants Droit IBRAHIM MAINASSARA BARE v Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa

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ACHPR Soft Law

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/09 - National Co-ordinating Group of Departmental Representatives of the Cocoa-Coffee Sector (CNDD) v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 17, 2009
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

Memorandum Of Understanding on the African Peer Review Mechanism ("The MOU")

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OAU/AU Assembly Documents

Principles and Guidelines on the right to Fair Trail and Legal Assistance in Africa

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Case Headnotes
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ACHPR Soft Law

10/13 Union Trade Centre Ltd v Attorney General of The Republic of Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Outcome
Case Dismissed
EACJ Decision

08/10 Plaxeda Rugumba v Secretary General of the East African Community & anor

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • EAC / EAC Organ
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Outcome
Decided on Merits
EACJ Decision

01/14 East African Law Society v Attorney General of Burundi & anor

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • EAC / EAC Organ
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
EACJ Decision

Banjul Declaration of the 59th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under the theme "Women's Rights: Our Collective Responsibility"

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ACHPR Soft Law

General Comment No. 2 on Article 14.1 (a), (b), (c) and (f) and Article 14. 2 (a) and (c) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

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Date Adopted
May 12, 2014
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ACHPR Soft Law

Guidelines on the Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre Trial Detention in Africa

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ACHPR Soft Law

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