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ACERWC Decision	Date added	Date modified	Template	Type of Document	Keywords	State Accused	Outcome	Year Decided	Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)	Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
014/2024 - Aliyu Suleiman v. African Union & African Union Commission	Apr 17, 2025	Apr 17, 2025	AfCHPR	Ruling	AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction Elections / Referendums Participation in Government	AU/AU Organ	AfCHPR Manifests Lack of Jurisdiction	Feb 12, 2025
010/2024 - Joseph Letuya & 14 Ors v. Kenya	Mar 5, 2025	Mar 5, 2025	AfCHPR	Ruling	Indigenous Communities Land Expropriation Land Rights	Kenya	AfCHPR Manifests Lack of Jurisdiction	Oct 16, 2024
01 2012 Frank David Omary and others v. Tanzania Order	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Advisory Opinion Decision	Application Withdrawn	Tanzania	Amendment of Application	Sep 27, 2013
ECW/CCJ/RUL/10/12 - Haruna Warkani & Anor, Joshua Iyamu & Anor v. President of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission	Mar 20, 2020	Aug 12, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Ruling	Damages and Compensation Workers' Rights	ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ	Amicable Settlement	Oct 9, 2012
290/04 Open Society Justice Initiative (on behalf of Pius Njawè Noumeni) v Cameroon	Nov 27, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Application Withdrawn Civil and Political Rights Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Opinion Right to Information Right to Property	Cameroon	Amicable Settlement	May 25, 2006	None Indicated
44/90 Peoples' Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism v The Gambia	Jul 4, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Admissibility Competence of the Court Corruption Domestic/National Laws Elections / Referendums Fraud Participation in Government Transitional Justice	Gambia	Amicable Settlement	Oct 30, 1996	None Indicated
ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/17 Vincent Agu & Ors v. Nigeria	Jun 21, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Damages and Compensation Military Offences Transitional Justice Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations	Nigeria	Amicable Settlement	Oct 30, 2017
003/2013 - Rutabingwa Chrysanthe v. Republic of Rwanda	Jul 5, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Judgement	Administration of Justice Damages and Compensation Workers' Rights	Rwanda	Amicable Settlement Application Withdrawn	May 14, 2015
Communication 222/98-229/99 - Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman v. Sudan	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Exhaustion of Local Remedies False Imprisonment Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Human Rights Violations Military Tribunals Militia operations / Armed conflicts Peace and Security Personal Liberty Personal security Reparations / Remedies Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Dignity Right to Information Torture and Ill Treatment	Sudan	Amicable Settlement	May 29, 2003	ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	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	Zimbabwe	Application Withdrawn	Mar 22, 1995	None Indicated
55/91 International Pen v Chad	Jul 4, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Death of party in a case False Imprisonment	Chad	Application Withdrawn	Apr 27, 1994
Communication 478/14 - Djibouti v. Eritrea	Jul 11, 2024	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Application Withdrawn Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations	Eritrea	Application Withdrawn	Mar 9, 2022
Communication 629/16 - Khalid Mohamed Al Maghawry Mohamed Zakaria & Another (Represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Egypt	Feb 23, 2026	Mar 26, 2026	ACHPR Decision	Ruling		Egypt	Application Withdrawn	Mar 9, 2022
283/03 B v Kenya	Nov 27, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Right to Fair Trial	Kenya	Application Withdrawn	Jun 4, 2004	None Indicated
Communication 244/01 - Arab Organization for Human Rights v. Egypt	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Detention Facilities/Conditions Equality Before the Law False Imprisonment Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Opinion Personal Liberty Right to Fair Trial Right to Information Torture and Ill Treatment	Egypt	Application Withdrawn	May 29, 2003	None Indicated
Communication 642/16 - Maison Shalom Burundi c Republique du Burundi	Feb 9, 2026	Mar 13, 2026	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Application Withdrawn	Burundi	Application Withdrawn	Nov 6, 2024
Communication 603/16 - Mrs. Ayatulla Alaa Hosny (represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Egypt	Aug 5, 2019	Jul 4, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Personal Liberty Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Torture and Ill Treatment	Egypt	Application Withdrawn	Aug 8, 2018
Communication 736/20 - Lado James Paul, Ayume Dada & others (Represented by John Gerry Emmanuel) v. South Sudan	May 31, 2021	Jul 4, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Abuse of Presidential Powers Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Detention Facilities/Conditions Freedom of Opinion Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Personal Liberty Right to Fair Trial	South Sudan	Application Withdrawn	Dec 3, 2020
Communication 705/18 - Emil Touray & Saikou Jammeh (represented by IHRDA & Sagar Jahateh) v. The Gambia	Sep 2, 2021	Jul 4, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Application Withdrawn	Gambia	Application Withdrawn
01/15 Democratic Party v Secretary General & 2 Others	Nov 15, 2017	Feb 26, 2019	EACJ Decision	Judgement		EAC / EAC Organ State Agent	Case Dismissed	Jul 28, 2015		None Indicated
331/06 Kamanakao Association, Reteng & Minority Rights Group v Botswana	Nov 24, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Dissenting Opinion Revised Judgement Separate Opinion	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms Review Revision of Judgment	Botswana	Case Dismissed	Jul 24, 2013
05/13 Godfrey Magezi v Attorney General of Uganda	Dec 6, 2017	Oct 1, 2020	EACJ Decision	Judgement	Freedom from Discrimination Right to Health	State Agent	Case Dismissed	May 14, 2015		None Indicated
03/12 Hilaire Ndayizamba v Attorney General of Burundi & Another	Dec 6, 2017	Feb 25, 2019	EACJ Decision	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom of Movement Right to Fair Trial	State Agent	Case Dismissed	Feb 28, 2014		None Indicated
428/12 - Dawit Isaak v Republic of Eritrea	Feb 7, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	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	Eritrea	Case Dismissed	Feb 29, 2016	None Indicated
ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/19 - Bekaye Traore & 10 Ors, Bekaye Traore & 7 Ors v. Mali	Mar 13, 2020	Aug 1, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Damages and Compensation Equality Freedom from Discrimination Participation in Government Reparations / Remedies Right to Education Right to Property Workers' Rights	Mali	Case Dismissed	Feb 6, 2019
ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/19 - Bloc pour l’Alternance en Guinée (BAG) v. Guinea	Mar 13, 2020	Aug 1, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Guinea	Case Dismissed	Feb 26, 2019
ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/19 N’diaga Soumaré v. Senegal	Mar 16, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom of Association Freedom of Opinion Right to Fair Trial	Senegal	Case Dismissed	Feb 27, 2019
ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/12 Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) v The Republic of Ghana	Jan 5, 2021	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Economic, Social and Cultural Development Freedom of Movement Right to Self-Determination	Ghana	Case Dismissed	Jul 6, 2012
ECW/CCJ/RUD/01/22 - Mr. Nnamdi Chukwu v. President of ECOWAS Commission & Anor	May 12, 2022	Aug 12, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Ruling	Fraud Investigation Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ	Case Dismissed	Feb 2, 2022
ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/07 - Prof. Etim Moses Essien v. Gambia & Anor	Sep 2, 2024	Sep 9, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Right to Work	Gambia	Case Dismissed	Oct 29, 2007

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