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ACERWC Decision	Date added	Date modified	Template	Type of Document	Keywords	State Accused	Outcome	Year Decided	Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)	Date Adopted	Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)	Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)	Rights Violated (ECOWAS Treaty)
002/2011 Request for Advisory Opinion by Marcel Ceccaldi	Nov 8, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Advisory Opinion	Non Compliance	Libya		Mar 13, 2012
Communication 319/06 - Interights & Ditshwanelo v. Botswana	Nov 6, 2017	Apr 13, 2023	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to Life	Botswana	Decided on Merits	Nov 18, 2015			ACHPR 1: General Obligations ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union	Nov 2, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	Treaty							May 11, 2003
Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights	Nov 2, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	Treaty							Jul 1, 2008
Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa	Nov 4, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	ACHPR Soft Law							Sep 21, 2017
001/2005 - Michelo Hunsungule and Others (on behalf of Children in Northern Uganda) v. Uganda	Nov 6, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACERWC Decision	Decision	Best Interest of the Child Child Abuse/Exploitation Economic, Social and Cultural Development Education Insurrection Militia operations / Armed conflicts Right to Health Rights and Welfare of the Child Transitional Justice Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations	Uganda	Decided on Merits	Apr 19, 2013	ACRWC 1.1: States recognize rights, freedoms and duties in the Charter and take steps to adopt implementation measures ACRWC 22: Armed Conflicts
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community	Nov 9, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							May 3, 1991
Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism	Nov 10, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	Treaty							Jul 8, 2004
ECW/CCJ/JUD/5/16 Malachi Z. York v Liberia	Nov 9, 2017	Feb 25, 2020	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc) Personal Liberty Sexual Offences		Decided on Merits	Apr 18, 2016
ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/10 Musa Saidykhan v The Gambia	Nov 13, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Personal Liberty Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice	Gambia	Decided on Merits	Dec 16, 2010					ECOWAS 4: Fundamental Principles
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)	Nov 14, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							Oct 23, 2009
Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa	Nov 14, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	ACHPR Soft Law
04/11 Omar Awadh Omar v AG Kenya & 2 Others	Nov 15, 2017	Feb 26, 2019	EACJ Decision	Ruling	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention		Decided on Merits	Dec 1, 2011				None Indicated
Principles and Guidelines on the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	Nov 14, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	ACHPR Soft Law
Guidelines on the Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre Trial Detention in Africa	Nov 16, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	ACHPR Soft Law
005/12 Amir Adam Timan v. Sudan	Nov 16, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Decision	Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Civil and Political Rights Freedom of Movement Transitional Justice	Sudan	Struck Out	Mar 30, 2012			None Indicated
15/14 Baranzira Raphael Ntakiyiruta Joseph v Attorney General of Burundi	Nov 16, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	EACJ Decision	Judgement	Administration of Justice Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Right to Fair Trial	Burundi	Decided on Merits	Mar 22, 2016				EAC Treaty 6(d) EAC Treaty 7(2)
322/06 Tsatsu Tsikata v Ghana	Nov 27, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Admissibility Competence of the Court Corruption Exhaustion of Local Remedies Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Mismanagement of Public Resources Retro-activity of offence Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Ghana	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 29, 2006
215/98 Rights International v Nigeria	Nov 27, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Detention Facilities/Conditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Movement Kidnapping/Sequestration Personal Liberty Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to Fair Trial Torture and Ill Treatment	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Nov 15, 1999			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 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
8/88 Nziwa Buyingo v Uganda	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom of Movement Right to Property Torture and Ill Treatment	Uganda	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 22, 1995			None Indicated
53/90_7AR Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies	Tanzania	Ruled Inadmissible	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Death Sentence Detention Facilities/Conditions Military Tribunals Right to Fair Trial Right to Life Torture and Ill Treatment Use of force	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Mar 22, 1995			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
232/99 John D. Ouko v Kenya	Nov 27, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Civil and Political Rights Corruption Cruel and Degrading Treatment Detention Facilities/Conditions Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Freedom of Opinion Investigation Murder/Assassination Personal Liberty Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to Education Right to Life Torture and Ill Treatment	Kenya	Decided on Merits	Nov 6, 2000			ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association 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 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
86/93 M. S. Ceesay v Gambia (The)	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility	Gambia	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 4, 1994			None Indicated
104/93 Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Algeria	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Civil and Political Rights	Algeria	Case Dismissed	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
90/93 Paul S. Haye v Gambia (The)	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Right to Fair Trial	Gambia	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 3, 1994			None Indicated
Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation (SADC)	Nov 27, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							Aug 14, 2001
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
142/94 Muthuthurin Njoka v Kenya	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Complaint against non-State Party	Kenya	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 22, 1995			None Indicated
2/88 Iheanyichukwu A Ihebereme v USA	Nov 28, 2017	Feb 7, 2019	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Complaint against non-State Party Cruel and Degrading Treatment Torture and Ill Treatment	USA	Ruled Inadmissible	Oct 26, 1988			None Indicated

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