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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)	Case Summary	ACHPR Rights Alleged to be Violated	ACHPR Rights Violated	ACHPR Rights Not Violated	Case Timeline	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
042/2016 - Collectif des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire ALS v. Mali	May 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Ruling	Right to a General Satisfactory Environment Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Workers' Rights	Mali	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 28, 2019
ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/26 - Société de Production et d’Exportation Banane Antilles (PACOBAN) v. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire	Jul 13, 2026	Jul 14, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Admissibility	Côte d'Ivoire	Ruled Inadmissible	May 18, 2026
039/2019 - Chacha Jeremiah Murimi v. United Republic of Tanzania	Jul 10, 2026	Jul 10, 2026	AfCHPR	Judgement	Death Sentence Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 5, 2026			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/25- Lawyers Alert Initiative for Protecting the Rights of Children, Women and the Indigent v. Federal Republic of Nigeria	Nov 27, 2025	Dec 12, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Nigeria	Case Dismissed	May 14, 2025
007/2023 - Democratic Republic of Congo v Republic of Rwanda	Mar 9, 2026	Mar 9, 2026	AfCHPR	Ruling	Admissibility	Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda	Ruled admissible	Jun 26, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/25 - The Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokoja Foundation & Anor. v Nigeria	Nov 13, 2025	Dec 12, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Ruling	Admissibility Competence of the Court Human Rights Violations Parties to a Suit Reasonable Period of Time Right to be Heard before a Competent Court	Nigeria	Ruled Inadmissible	May 13, 2025
010/2011 - Efoua Mbozo’o Samuel v. The Pan African Parliament	Nov 17, 2017	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Decision	Jurisdiction Workers' Rights	AU/AU Organ	Ruled Inadmissible	Sep 30, 2011			None Indicated
01/08 - Michelot Yogogombaye v. Senegal (Separate Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)	Nov 17, 2017	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	AfCHPR Procedure Retro-activity of offence Right to Information Transitional Justice	Senegal		Dec 15, 2009			None Indicated
ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/19 Salifo Sawadogo v Burkina Faso	Jul 9, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc) Insurrection Military Tribunals State Internal Security Transitional Justice	Burkina Faso	Ruled Inadmissible	Sep 26, 2019
ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/26 - Lacerda Yoann v. State of Cape Verde	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 21, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Right to Health	Cape Verde	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 25, 2026
ECW/CCJ/JUD/39/25 La Ligue Togolaise des Droits de l’Homme and Seven (07) Others v. Togo	Dec 2, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Association Freedom of Movement Human Rights Violations Militia operations / Armed conflicts Right to Physical and Moral Integrity		Decided on Merits	Jul 7, 2025
010/2019 - Idd Kiture v. United Republic of Tanzania	Jul 10, 2026	Jul 10, 2026	AfCHPR	Judgement		Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 5, 2026			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
046/2016 - APDF & IHRDA v. Mali	Jul 6, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Child Marriage Domestic/National Laws Harmful Traditional Practices IHRDA Right of Women to Inheritance Women's Rights	Mali	Decided on Merits	May 11, 2018
007/11 Youssef Ababou v. Morocco	Nov 17, 2017	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Decision	Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Jurisdiction	Morocco	Struck Out	Sep 2, 2011			None Indicated
ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/25 - Lacerda Yoann v. Republic of Cabo Verde	Nov 26, 2025	Nov 26, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Admissibility Damages and Compensation Economic, Social and Cultural Development Exhaustion of Local Remedies Human Rights Violations Jurisdiction Right to Health	Cape Verde	Decided on Merits	Apr 7, 2025
005/11 Daniel Amare & Mulugeta Amare v. Mozambique & Mozambique Airlines	Nov 17, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Decision	AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction Jurisdiction	Mozambique	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 16, 2011			None Indicated
020/2015 – Livinus Daudi Manyuka v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Ruling	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	Tanzania	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 28, 2019			None Indicated
004/2015 – Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Cruel and Degrading Treatment Reasonable Period of Time Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania		Jun 26, 2020			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
004/2015 – Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Cruel and Degrading Treatment Reasonable Period of Time Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania		Jun 26, 2020			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
028/2015 – Kalebi Elisamehe v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Rape Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Sexual and Gender Based Violence Sexual Offences	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 26, 2020			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
030/2015 – Ramadhani Issa Malengo v. Tanzania	Aug 19, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Ruling	Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Ruled Inadmissible	Jul 4, 2019
025/2015 – Majid Goa alias Vedastus v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Rape	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 26, 2019			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
017/2015 – Kennedy Gihana & Ors v. Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 26, 2024	AfCHPR	Order on Continuance of Proceedings	Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Freedom of Movement Participation in Government Personal Liberty Right to Family Right to Work	Rwanda	Decided on Merits	Jun 3, 2016			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
017/2015 – Kennedy Gihana & Ors v. Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Freedom of Movement Participation in Government Personal Liberty Right to Family Right to Work	Rwanda	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			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
016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Ruling	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Ghana	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 28, 2019
016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Order for provisional maesures	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Order for Provisional Measures	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Ghana	Order of Provisional Measures	Mar 28, 2019			None Indicated
016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Partly dissenting opinion of Judges Gérard Niyungeko & Rafâa Ben Achour)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Ghana	Dissenting Opinion	Mar 28, 2019
016/2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Rafaâ Ben Achour)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Ghana	Dissenting Opinion	Mar 28, 2019
016-2017 – Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Blaise Tchikaya)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Ghana	Dissenting Opinion	Mar 28, 2019
004/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Dismissed Without Notice Equality Before the Law Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Work Workers' Rights	Rwanda	Decided on Merits	Jun 26, 2020
004/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour & Blaise Tchikaya	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Dismissed Without Notice Equality Before the Law Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Work Workers' Rights	Rwanda		Jun 26, 2020
ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/26 - Oyekunle Jide v. Federal Republic of Nigeria	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 21, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Protection of Privacy Right to Dignity Right to Privacy Right to Property	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Jun 22, 2026
MOSES ABIODUN V FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA	Nov 25, 2025	Dec 12, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	May 15, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/25 Eliam Monsedjoueni Potey v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire	Dec 2, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Damages and Compensation Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Human Rights Violations Right to Practice a Profession	Côte d'Ivoire	Case Dismissed	Jul 2, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/25 KINSOUGBO AMELE v. TOGO	Dec 2, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Togo
008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Death Sentence Freedom from Discrimination Life imprisonment Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial Right to Information Right to Work	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 26, 2019
008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Rafaâ Ben ACHOUR)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits Dissenting Opinion	Sep 26, 2019
008/2015 – Shukrani Mango & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion of Justice Blaise Tchikaya)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 26, 2019
053/2016 - Oscar Josiah v. Tanzania	May 29, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Equality Before the Law Murder/Assassination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Mar 28, 2019			ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
042/2019 - Masudi Said Selemani v. United Republic of Tanzania	Jul 10, 2026	Jul 10, 2026	AfCHPR	Judgement	Death Sentence Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits				ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
040/2019 - Mathew Jeremiah Daud v. United Republic of Tanzania	Jul 10, 2026	Jul 10, 2026	AfCHPR	Judgement	Death Sentence Detention Facilities/Conditions Right to Dignity Right to Life	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 5, 2026			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
025/2016 - Kenedy Ivan v. Tanzania	May 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Mar 28, 2019			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
021/2015 – Kamdem Roger v. CIMA	Jul 6, 2018	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Ruling	AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction Workers' Rights	Non-State Actor	Case Dismissed	Nov 20, 2015
013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom of Movement Personal Liberty	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			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
013/2015 – Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 29, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom of Movement Personal Liberty	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			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
007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Blaise Tchikaya)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
007/2015 Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Order for Provisional Measures)	Dec 8, 2017	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Order for Provisional Measures	Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Blaise Tchikaya)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
007/2015 – Ally Rajabu & Ors v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Death Sentence Murder/Assassination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ECW/CCJ/RUL/03/26 - Orikri Rhahor v. Federal Republic of Nigeria	Jul 14, 2026	Jul 14, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Ruling	Death Sentence Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Nigeria	Ruled admissible
041/2019 - Paschal Ligoye Mashiku v. United Republic of Tanzania (Consolidated with Applications Nos. 039/2019 and 040/2019)	Jul 10, 2026	Jul 10, 2026	AfCHPR	Judgement	Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Life	Tanzania		Jun 5, 2026			ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/25 -Kabirou Mbodje vs. the Republic of Senegal	Dec 1, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Administration of Justice Damages and Compensation Jurisdiction res judicata Right to Fair Trial	Senegal	Decided on Merits	Apr 12, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/26 - The Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) v. Federal Republic of Nigeria	Jul 14, 2026	Jul 14, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Opinion Right to Information Right to Information / Digital Rights Right to Privacy	Nigeria	Case Dismissed	May 15, 2026
038/2016 - Jean-Claude Roger Gombert v. Côte d’Ivoire	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Equality Before the Law Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Côte d'Ivoire	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 22, 2018
038/2016 - Jean-Claude Roger Gombert v. Côte d’Ivoire (Joint separate opinion of Justice Ben KIOKO & Justice Angelo V. Matusse)	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Joint Declaration of Judges Separate Opinion	Equality Before the Law Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Côte d'Ivoire	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 22, 2018
ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/25 Dorothy Bebe V. Nigeria	Dec 1, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Apr 4, 2025
007/2013 – Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania	Jul 5, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Armed Robbery Allegations Freedom from Discrimination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits				ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/26 - High Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru v. Federal Republic of Nigeria	Jul 13, 2026	Jul 13, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Participation in Government Right to Fair Trial	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	May 15, 2026
ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/26 - Kamana Piyabalo v. Togolese Republic	Jul 13, 2026	Jul 14, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Right to Fair Trial Right to Work	Togo	Decided on Merits	May 18, 2026
006/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda (Dissenting opinion by Judge Bensaoula Chafika)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	Right to Property	Rwanda	Dissenting Opinion	Jul 4, 2019
006/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Right to Property	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jul 4, 2019
009/2015 – Lucien Ikili Rashidi v. Tanzania	May 28, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom of Movement Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Mar 28, 2019			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
011/2015 – Christopher Jonas v. Tanzania	Jul 6, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Administration of Justice Armed Robbery Allegations Domestic/National Laws Right to Fair Trial Theft	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 28, 2017			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
010/2015 – Amiri Ramadhani v. Tanzania	Jul 5, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Domestic/National Laws Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	May 11, 2018			ACHPR 1: General Obligations ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
007/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Exhaustion of Local Remedies Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Property	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jul 4, 2019			None Indicated
005/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Equality Before the Law Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Insurance Claim Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2020			None Indicated
005/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Ruling	Equality Before the Law Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Insurance Claim Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2020			None Indicated
009/2017 - Mulindahabi Fidèle v. Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Exhaustion of Local Remedies Right to Property Right to Work	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jul 4, 2019			None Indicated
018/2018 Jebra Kambole v. The United Republic of Tanzania (Corrigendum to Judgment (30 July 2020))	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Revised Judgement	Domestic/National Laws Freedom from Discrimination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 15, 2020			ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
018/2018 Jebra Kambole v. The United Republic of Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Judgement	Domestic/National Laws Freedom from Discrimination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 15, 2020			ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
008/2011 – Ekollo M. Alexandre v. Cameroon & Nigeria	Jun 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Decision	AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction Cruel and Degrading Treatment Equality Before the Law Participation in Government Personal Liberty Right to Fair Trial	Cameroon Nigeria	Ruled Inadmissible Transferred to the African Commission on Human and People's Rights	Sep 23, 2011
ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/25 - Mariame Kone-Toure v. ECOWAS Commission	Nov 27, 2025	Dec 12, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ Nigeria	Decided on Merits	May 13, 2025
019/2015 – Femi Falana v. African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights	Jul 6, 2018	Mar 29, 2021	AfCHPR	Order	Civil and Political Rights Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Jurisdiction Relationship between AU Mechanisms Transitional Justice	AU/AU Organ	Case Dismissed	Nov 20, 2015
011/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Ruling	Adequate Standard of Living Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Right to Fair Trial Right to Property	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2020			None Indicated
011/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Adequate Standard of Living Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Right to Fair Trial Right to Property	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2020			None Indicated
010/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Ruling	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	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2020			None Indicated
010/2017 Mulindahabi Fidèle v Republic of Rwanda (Separate Opinion of Judges Rafâa Ben Achour and Blaise Tchikaya (26 June 2020))	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	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	Rwanda	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2020			None Indicated
031/2015 – Dismas Bunyerere v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion By Judge Bensaoula Chafika)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			None Indicated
031/2015 – Dismas Bunyerere v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			None Indicated
027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Equality Before the Law Rape Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits				ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania (Joint separate opinion of Justices Ben Kioko, Angelo Matusse, Tujilane Chizumila & Stella Anukam)	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Joint Declaration of Judges Separate Opinion	Equality Before the Law Rape Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits				ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
027/2015 – Minani Evarist v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion of Justice Rafâa Ben Achour)	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Equality Before the Law Rape Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 21, 2018			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
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
06/13 Wilfred Onyango Nganyi & 9 Others v Tanzania	Dec 11, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Detention Facilities/Conditions Torture and Ill Treatment	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Mar 18, 2016			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18 - Gabriel Inyang & Linus Iyeme v Nigeria	Jul 24, 2018	Aug 30, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Jun 29, 2018
ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/25 L'Association des Utilisateurs des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication & Monsieur Ndiaga Gueye v. Senegal	Dec 1, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court		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	Senegal	Decided on Merits	May 14, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/18 - Financial Investment & Development Corporation (FIDC) v Liberia	Jul 24, 2018	Aug 30, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Right to Fair Trial Right to Property	Liberia	Ruled Inadmissible	Jul 4, 2018
014/2015 – Jibu Amir Mussa & Anor v. Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom from Discrimination Personal Liberty Retro-activity of offence Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
014/2015 – Jibu Amir Mussa & Anor v. Tanzania (Separate Opinion by Judge Bensaoula Chafika)	Oct 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom from Discrimination Personal Liberty Retro-activity of offence Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Nov 28, 2019			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
009/2016 - Couple Diakite (Mamadou Diakite & Diakite Habibata B. Guindo) v. Mali	Jul 6, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Administration of Justice Equality Before the Law Peace and Security Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Property	Mali	Ruled Inadmissible	Sep 28, 2017
015/2015 – Godfrey Antony and Another v. United Republic of Tanzania	Oct 1, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Ruling	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	Tanzania	Ruled Inadmissible	Sep 26, 2019			None Indicated
006-2015 Mr Nguza Viking & Mr Johnson Nguza v United Republic of Tanzania	Jul 5, 2018	Jul 19, 2023	AfCHPR	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Rape	Tanzania					ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
003/2015 – Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Others v. United Republic of Tanzania	Jul 5, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Domestic/National Laws Extradition False Imprisonment Right to be Heard before a Competent Court	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Jun 28, 2017			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
ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/26 - Mr. Ramaglia Guiseppe & Anor v. State of Côte d'Ivoire	Jul 13, 2026	Jul 13, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Right to Fair Trial Right to Property	Côte d'Ivoire	Case Dismissed	May 18, 2026
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	Aug 3, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Sierra Leone	Decided on Merits	Jan 13, 2020
024/2015 - Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania (Joint Individual Opinions of Judges Ben Kioko & Tujilane Chizumila)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Individual Opinion Joint Declaration of Judges	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Dec 7, 2018
024/2015 – Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Dec 7, 2018
024/2015 - Werema Wangoko Werema & Anor v. Tanzania (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Blaise Tchikaya)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Dec 7, 2018
032/2015 – Kijiji Isiaga v. Tanzania	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Domestic/National Laws Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Mar 21, 2018			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
040/2016 - Mariam Kouma & Ousmane Diabaté v. Mali	Jul 6, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Administration of Justice Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Torture and Ill Treatment	Mali	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 21, 2018
006/2011 – Association des Juristes d’Afrique pour la Bonne Gouvernance v. Republic of Cote d’ Ivoire	Nov 17, 2017	Aug 22, 2022	AfCHPR	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom from Discrimination Jurisdiction Right to Life	Côte d'Ivoire	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 16, 2011			None Indicated
044/2019 - Suy Bi Gohore Emile & 8 Ors v. Côte d’Ivoire	Jul 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Elections / Referendums	Côte d'Ivoire	Decided on Merits	Jul 15, 2020
ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/18 - Federation of African Journalists and Others v The Gambia	Feb 14, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Right to Dignity Transitional Justice	Gambia	Decided on Merits	Feb 13, 2018
ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/26 - Centre for Community Law v. Federal Republic of Nigeria	Jul 13, 2026	Jul 13, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Detention Facilities/Conditions Personal Liberty Right to Fair Trial	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	May 15, 2026
006/2016 - Mgosi Mwita Makungu v. Tanzania (lndividual Opinion of Justice Blaise Tchikaya)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Individual Opinion	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Dec 7, 2018			ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
006/2016 - Mgosi Mwita Makungu v. Tanzania	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Armed Robbery Allegations Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Dec 7, 2018			ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
005/2024 - Chief Festus A. Ogwuche & 25 Others v The Republic Of Cote D’Ivoire & 14 Others	Mar 6, 2026	Mar 9, 2026	AfCHPR	Ruling	Jurisdiction	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo	Declaration	Jun 17, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/25 Lat Diop v. Senegal	Dec 1, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Abuse of Power Admissibility Arbitrary Restriction Damages and Compensation Freedom of Movement Human Rights Violations Jurisdiction State Internal Security	Senegal	Decided on Merits	May 9, 2025
012/2020 - Guillaume Kigbafori Soro & Others v Cote D’Ivoire	Mar 9, 2026	Mar 9, 2026	AfCHPR	Ruling	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies	Côte d'Ivoire	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2025
Kolawole O.A. Koiki v Federal Republic of Nigeria	Nov 25, 2025	Dec 12, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Admissibility Human Rights Violations IHRDA Jurisdiction Reasonable Period of Time Reparations / Remedies Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Nov 17, 2025
014/2018 - Ajaye Jogoo v Tanzania	Mar 9, 2026	Mar 9, 2026	AfCHPR	Ruling	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies	Tanzania	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2025
009/2020 - XYZ v Benin	Mar 9, 2026	Mar 9, 2026	AfCHPR	Ruling	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies	Benin	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2025
058/2019 - XYZ v Benin	Mar 9, 2026	Mar 9, 2026	AfCHPR	Ruling	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies	Benin	Ruled Inadmissible	Jun 26, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/25 -Solomon Ekolama & Anor. v. Nigeria	Dec 1, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	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	Nigeria	Case Dismissed	May 12, 2025
ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/25 - Charles Nii Armah Mensah v. Republic of Ghana and Gaming Commission	Nov 27, 2025	Nov 27, 2025	ECOWAS Court	Decision Judgement	Abuse of Presidential Powers Civil and Political Rights Due Diligence Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Implementation of Decisions Jurisdiction Personal Liberty	Ghana	Case Dismissed	May 8, 2025
020/2016 - Anaclet Paulo v. Tanzania	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 21, 2018			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Judgment on reparations)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	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	Benin	Decided on Merits	Mar 29, 2019			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
013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Dissenting opinion by Judge Gerard Niyungeko on Judgment on Reparation)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	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	Benin	Decided on Merits	Mar 29, 2019			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
013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	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	Benin	Decided on Merits	Mar 29, 2019			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
013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Dissenting Opinion of Justice Chafika Bensaoula)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion	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	Benin	Decided on Merits	Mar 29, 2019			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
013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Separate Opinion of Judge Gerard NIYUNGEKO)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	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	Benin	Decided on Merits	Mar 29, 2019			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
013/2017 - Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Benin (Order for provisional maesures)	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Order for Provisional Measures	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	Benin	Order of Provisional Measures	Dec 7, 2018			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
ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/26 - The Incorporated Trustees of Okpamakhin Community Initiative and seven others v Federal republic of Nigeria	Jul 20, 2026	Jul 20, 2026	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Right to Information Right to Property	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	May 18, 2026
016/2016 - Diocles William v. Tanzania	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Equality Before the Law Rape Right to be Heard before a Competent Court	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 21, 2018			ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Request for Advisory Opinion No.001 2013 Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) ENGLISH (2) (1)	Nov 8, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Advisory Opinion	Amicus curiae Jurisdiction Relationship between AU Mechanisms	Nigeria	File Closed	May 26, 2017
004/2023 - Moahd Kheriji Ghannouch & others v. Tunisia	Mar 10, 2026	Mar 10, 2026	AfCHPR	Order		Tunisia	Orders Made	Mar 17, 2025
001/2017 – Alex Thomas v. Tanzania	May 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment Judgement	Interpretation of Judgement Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 28, 2017			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
ECW/CCJ/APP/30/11 Deyda Hydara Jr. & Ors v. Gambia	May 2, 2018	Aug 29, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Impunity Investigation Murder/Assassination Right to Information Right to Life Transitional Justice	Gambia	Decided on Merits	Jun 10, 2014
004/2011 – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Jun 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Order	Serious and Massive Violation of Human Rights	Libya	Struck Out	Mar 15, 2013
011/2011 Reverend Christopher R. Mtikila v Tanzania - Ruling on Reparation	Nov 16, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Ruling	Reparations / Remedies	Tanzania	Orders Made Report on Implementation in 180 days	Jun 13, 2014			None Indicated
003/2017 - Actions pour la Protection des Droits de l'Homme v. Cote D'Ivoire	Sep 29, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment	Elections / Referendums Equality Before the Law Interpretation of Judgement Participation in Government Transitional Justice	Côte d'Ivoire	Decided on Merits	Sep 28, 2017			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
002/2017 - Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania	Jun 1, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment Judgement	Interpretation of Judgement Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	Sep 28, 2017			ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
002/2014 – Faustin Uwintije v. Rwanda	Sep 4, 2020	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Order	Admissibility AfCHPR Procedure	Rwanda	Case Dismissed	Sep 13, 2015			None Indicated
005/2015 – Thobias Mango & Anor v. Tanzania	Jul 5, 2018	Jul 30, 2024	AfCHPR	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial	Tanzania	Decided on Merits	May 11, 2018			ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
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
107/93 Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities v Nigeria	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Exhaustion of Local Remedies	Nigeria	Ruled Inadmissible	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
14/88 Dr Abd Eldayem A. E. Sanussi v Ethiopia	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Complaint against non-State Party	Ethiopia	Ruled Inadmissible	Oct 26, 1988			None Indicated
15/88 Mpaka Nsusu Andre Alphonse v Zaïre (DRC)	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ruled Inadmissible	Oct 8, 1988			None Indicated
003/2011 Urban Mkandawire v Republic of Malawi - Separate Opinion - Gérard NIYUNGEKO	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Separate Opinion	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Work Workers' Rights	Malawi
003/2011 Urban Mkandawire v. Republic of Malawi - Separate and Dissenting Opinion - Gérard NIYUNGEKO and EL HADJI GUISSÉ	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Dissenting Opinion Separate Opinion	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Work Workers' Rights	Malawi
70/92_9AR Ibrahima Dioumessi, Sekou Kande, Ousmane Kaba v Guinea	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Military Offences Personal Liberty Personal security Reparations / Remedies Right to a General Satisfactory Environment Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations	Guinea	Ruled Inadmissible	Oct 11, 1995			None Indicated
20/88 Austrian Committee Against Torture v Morocco	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Complaint against non-State Party	Morocco	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 4, 1989			None Indicated
SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology	Nov 28, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty
73/92_13AR Mohammed Lamin Diakité v. Gabon	Nov 28, 2017	Jul 19, 2023	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Admissibility Damages and Compensation Exhaustion of Local Remedies Expulsion from a State Freedom of Movement Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups Reparations / Remedies Right to Dignity Right to Property Rights of Non-Nationals Sexual Offences	Gabon	Ruled Inadmissible	May 11, 2000			None Indicated
106/93 Amuh Joseph Vitine v Cameroon	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Right to Life	Cameroon	Struck Out	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
73/92_7AR Mohamed L. Diakité v Gabon	Nov 28, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Expulsion from a State	Gabon	Orders Made	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
SADC Protocol on Education and Training in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)	Nov 28, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							Sep 8, 1997
ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure	Nov 29, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	Rules of Procedure							Jun 3, 2002
ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance	Nov 29, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							Dec 21, 2001
Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (SADC)	Nov 29, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							Oct 3, 2002
54/91_61/91_96/93_98/93_164/97 _196/97 _210/98 Malawi African Association, Amnesty International, Ms Sarr Diop, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme and RADDHO, Collectif des Veuves et Ayants-Droit, Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme v Mauritania	Nov 29, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Domestic/National Laws Equality Equality Before the Law Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Impunity Militia operations / Armed conflicts Personal Liberty Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Life Right to Property Rights and Welfare of the Child Rights of Minority Communities Torture and Ill Treatment Women's Rights	Mauritania	Decided on Merits	May 11, 2000			ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement ACHPR 14: Right to Property ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups 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.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 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Protocol A/P.I/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice	Nov 29, 2017	Jan 18, 2021	Treaty							Jul 6, 1991
MOU amongst the Member States of the Southern African Development Community on the New Headquarters of SADC	Nov 30, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	SADC Policy Document
SADC Declaration on Refugee Protection within Southern Africa	Nov 30, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	SADC Tribunal Soft Law
97/93_14AR John K. Modise v Botswana	Nov 29, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Equality Before the Law Freedom of Movement Participation in Government Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Property Torture and Ill Treatment	Botswana	Decided on Merits	Nov 6, 2000			ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government ACHPR 14: Right to Property ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
225/98 Huri - Laws v Nigeria	Nov 30, 2017	Aug 22, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Civil and Political Rights Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Offences by State agents in private capacity Personal Liberty Personal security Protection of Privacy Provisional/interim measures 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 Privacy Right to Property Torture and Ill Treatment	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Nov 6, 2000			ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country ACHPR 14: Right to Property 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.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Declaration on Gender and Development By the Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)	Dec 4, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	SADC Tribunal Soft Law
17/16 Deogratius Nicholaus Jeshi v Tanzania	Dec 8, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Order	Right to Life	Tanzania	Order of Provisional Measures	Jun 3, 2016			None Indicated
SADC Resource Mobilization Strategy	Dec 8, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	SADC Policy Document
03-16 John Lazaro v Tanzania (Order of Provisional Measures)	Dec 8, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Order	Right to Life	Tanzania	Order of Provisional Measures	Mar 18, 2016			None Indicated
SADC Summary of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan	Dec 7, 2017	Mar 29, 2021	SADC Policy Document
07/12 Komu v Attorney General of Tanzania	Dec 7, 2017	Jul 24, 2019	EACJ Decision	Ruling	Civil and Political Rights Democracy Elections / Referendums Extension of Time Participation in Government	State Agent	Orders Made	Feb 14, 2013									None Indicated
UN Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons	Dec 13, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	UN Document
002/2015 – Collectif Des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire (ALS) v Republic of Mali	Dec 11, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR	Decision	Right to Work Workers' Rights	Mali		Sep 5, 2016			None Indicated
Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community	Dec 13, 2017	Jan 1, 1970	Treaty							Aug 20, 2007
242/01 Interights, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, and Association Maurianienne des Droits de l'Homme v Mauritania	Dec 15, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Civil and Political Rights Corruption Economic, Social and Cultural Development Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Participation in Government Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Property Transitional Justice	Mauritania	Decided on Merits	Jun 4, 2004			ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
259/02 Working Group on Strategic Legal Cases v Democratic Republic of Congo	Dec 15, 2017	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Children in conflict with the law Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Death Sentence Domestic/National Laws Equality Before the Law Juvenile Delinquency Military Tribunals Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Life Rights and Welfare of the Child Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice	Democratic Republic of Congo	Decided on Merits	Jul 24, 2011			ACHPR 1: General Obligations ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
235/00 Curtis Francis Doebbler v. Sudan	Dec 15, 2017	Jul 26, 2023	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom of Movement Personal Liberty Right to Life Torture and Ill Treatment	Sudan	Decided on Merits	Nov 25, 2009			None Indicated
ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/09 - Djot bayi Talbia & 14 Ors v. Nigeria & 3 Ors	Apr 26, 2018	Sep 11, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Damages and Compensation Right to Property Workers' Rights	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Jan 28, 2009
318/06 – Open Society Justice Initiative v. Côte d’Ivoire	Jan 29, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Admissibility Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Civil and Political Rights Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Economic, Social and Cultural Development Elections / Referendums Equality Before the Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Land Rights Massive Human Rights Violations Participation in Government Personal Liberty Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups Rape Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to an Identity Right to Dignity Right to Life Right to Property Right to Work Sexual Offences Statelessness Transitional Justice	Côte d'Ivoire	Decided on Merits	Feb 28, 2015			ACHPR 1: General Obligations ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government ACHPR 14: Right to Property ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/08 Odafe Oserada v. Council of Ministers & 2 ors	Apr 26, 2018	Sep 11, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Damages and Compensation Equality Freedom from Discrimination Participation in Government	ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ	Case Dismissed	May 16, 2008
138/94 International PEN (on behalf of Senn and Sangare) / Côte d'Ivoire	Jan 29, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights	Côte d'Ivoire	Ruled Inadmissible	Mar 22, 1995			None Indicated
144/95 - William A. Courson v Equatorial Guinea	Jul 3, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Death Sentence Democracy Elections / Referendums Exhaustion of Local Remedies Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Opinion Insurrection Military Offences Participation in Government Peace and Security Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Information Right to Self-Determination State Internal Security Transitional Justice	Equatorial Guinea Guinea	Decided on Merits	Nov 11, 1997			None Indicated
72/92 - Aturu v Nigeria	Jul 3, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Ruling	Admissibility Education Right to Education	Nigeria	Case Dismissed	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
40/90 Bob Ngozi Njoku v Egypt	Jul 4, 2018	Mar 28, 2023	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention	Egypt	File Closed	Nov 11, 1997
29/89Commission française Justice et Paix Ethiopia	Jul 4, 2018	Jul 21, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Right to Life	Ethiopia		Nov 4, 1989
55/91 International PEN v Chad	Jul 4, 2018	Jul 21, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention False Imprisonment	Chad	File Closed	Mar 27, 1994
83/92 Jean Yakovi Degli (on behalf of Caporal N. Bikagni) v Togo	Jul 4, 2018	Jul 21, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Freedom from Discrimination Personal security Provisional/interim measures	Togo	Order of Provisional Measures	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
38/90 Wesley Parish v Indonesia	Jul 4, 2018	Jul 21, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Complaint against non-State Party	Indonesia	Ruled Inadmissible	Apr 28, 1990			None Indicated
25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire	Jul 4, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Corruption Cruel and Degrading Treatment Education Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Freedom of Opinion Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Massive Human Rights Violations Military Offences Militia operations / Armed conflicts Peace and Security Personal Liberty Personal security Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Education Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Life Right to Property Right to Work Torture and Ill Treatment	Democratic Republic of Congo	Decided on Merits	Oct 11, 1995			ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial ACHPR 16: Right to Health ACHPR 17: Right to Education 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 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
016/2015 – General Kayumba Nyamwasa and Others v. Republic of Rwanda	Jul 4, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR Matter		Freedom of Movement Participation in Government Transitional Justice Withdrawal of Declaration under Article 34(6) - AfCHPR Protocol	Rwanda	Order of Provisional Measures Outcome Inconclusive					The Applicants are citizens of the Republic of Rwanda who are currently in exile in South Africa, having fled from Rwanda, they allege that they are against the exercise in Rwanda to amend the Constitution to allow for the current President to run for the third term.	ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government			Jul 22, 2015 ~ Jun 3, 2018
003/2014 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda	Jul 5, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	AfCHPR Matter		Equality Before the Law Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Genocide Sectarianism and Divisionism State Internal Security Terrorism Transitional Justice Withdrawal of Declaration under Article 34(6) - AfCHPR Protocol	Rwanda	Decided on Merits					The Applicant, Ms. Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza, who is a Rwandan citizen, contends that when the genocide in Rwanda started in April 1994 she was in the Netherlands to further her university education in economics and business administration. However, upon her return to Rewanda (after seventeen years) to contribute to national development by forming a political party, she was remanded, placed under detention and charge with the crime of spreading the ideology of genocide, aiding and abetting terrorism, sectarianism and divisionism, undermining the internal security of a state, establishment of an armed branch of a rebel movement, and attempted recourse to terrorism, armed force and any form of violence to destabilize established authority and violate constitutional principles.	ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression ACHPR 15: Right to Work ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law	ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law	ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection	Oct 3, 2015 ~ Nov 24, 2017
ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/07 Chief Frank C. Ukor v. Rachad Laleye and Benin	Apr 25, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Corruption Equality Before the Law Fraud Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Movement Right to Fair Trial Right to Property	Benin	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 2, 2007
ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/18 - Hembadoon Chia & Others v Nigeria & Others	Jul 24, 2018	Aug 30, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Cruel and Degrading Treatment Extra-Judicial Killings Investigation Murder/Assassination Police Brutality and Offences Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups Right to Dignity Right to Education Right to Life Rights and Welfare of the Child Torture and Ill Treatment	Nigeria	Decided on Merits
ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/18 - Chief Damian Onwuham (Alabake) & 22 others vs Federal Republic of Nigeria and Imo State Government.	Jul 24, 2018	Aug 30, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Investigation Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Property	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Jul 3, 2018
ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/17 Guinea v Ibrahim Sory Toure & Issiaga Bangoura	Nov 8, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Right to Fair Trial	Guinea	Decided on Merits	Apr 29, 2017
301/05 Haregewoin Gabre-Selassieand IHRDA (on behalf of former Dergue Officials) v Ethiopia	Aug 23, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Death Sentence Domestic/National Laws Equality Before the Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extension of Time Freedom from Discrimination Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Human Rights Violations Personal Liberty Provisional/interim measures Reparations / Remedies Revision of Judgment Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Transitional Justice	Ethiopia	Decided on Merits	Nov 7, 2011			ACHPR 1: General Obligations ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/05-Exc. Secretary ECOWAS v. Mrs. Tokunbo L.Oyemade & Others	Nov 8, 2018	Aug 31, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Right to Fair Trial Workers' Rights	ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ	Decided on Merits	Oct 10, 2005
393/10: IHRDA and Others v DRC	Sep 10, 2018	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	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	Democratic Republic of Congo	Decided on Merits	Jun 18, 2016			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
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICESCR	Nov 21, 2018	Mar 29, 2021	UN Document							Dec 16, 1966
ECW/CCJ/JUD/O7/12 - Oluwatosin Rinu Adewole v President of ECOWAS Commission & 3 Ors	Nov 8, 2018	Mar 29, 2021	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Equality Equality Before the Law Freedom from Discrimination Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Work	ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ	Case Dismissed	May 16, 2012
ACERWC Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2011	Feb 5, 2019	Feb 5, 2019	ACERWC Soft Law							Aug 23, 2011
002/2015 - IHRDA & Finders Group Initiative on behalf of TFA (a minor) v. Cameroon	Sep 13, 2018	Aug 7, 2024	ACERWC Decision	Decision	IHRDA Rape Rights and Welfare of the Child Women's Rights	Cameroon	Decided on Merits	May 6, 2018	ACRWC 1.1: States recognize rights, freedoms and duties in the Charter and take steps to adopt implementation measures ACRWC 1.2: No Charter provision to precede more conducive domestic laws for child rights and welfare ACRWC 1.3: Discouraging custom, tradition, cultural or religious practice inconsistent with Charter provisions ACRWC 16: Protection against child abuse and torture ACRWC 16.1: Protecting child from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment ACRWC 16.2: Establishing special monitoring units for child abuse and support to children ACRWC 3: Every child is entitled to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in irrespective of race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status
656/17 Anas Ahmed Khalifa v. Egypt	Feb 7, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Detention Facilities/Conditions Equality Equality Before the Law False Imprisonment Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Human Rights Violations Military Tribunals Personal Liberty Police Brutality and Offences Right to a General Satisfactory Environment Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Information Torture and Ill Treatment Use of force	Egypt	Struck Out	Feb 22, 2018			None Indicated
615/16 Medhat Mohammed Bahieddin Ahmed (represented by the Organisation of European Alliance for Human Rights and Ors) v. Egypt	Feb 7, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Best Interest of the Child Child Abuse/Exploitation Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Enforced disappearance Equality Equality Before the Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Opinion Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Human Rights Violations Kidnapping/Sequestration Military Dictatorship Military Offences Military Tribunals Personal Liberty Personal security Right to a General Satisfactory Environment Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Life Right to Property Rights and Welfare of the Child Sexual and Gender Based Violence Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations Women's Rights	Egypt	Struck Out	Feb 22, 2018			None Indicated
544/15 European Alliance for Human Rights (AED) and 3 Others v. Egypt	Feb 7, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Enforced disappearance Equality Equality Before the Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extra-Judicial Killings False Imprisonment Freedom from Discrimination Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions Military Offences Military Tribunals Militia operations / Armed conflicts Murder/Assassination Provisional/interim measures Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Life Right to Work Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations Workers' Rights	Egypt	Struck Out	Feb 22, 2018			None Indicated
592/15 Hesham Hamid Elshenna (represented by Prof. Mostafa Metwaly) v. Arab Republic of Egypt	Feb 7, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Best Interest of the Child Children in conflict with the law Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Enforced disappearance Equality Equality Before the Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extra-Judicial Killings False Imprisonment 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 Indigenous Communities Military Offences Military Tribunals Murder/Assassination Offences by State agents in private capacity Personal Liberty Personal security Police Brutality and Offences 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 Life Right to Property Right to Work Rights and Welfare of the Child Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations Women's Rights	Egypt	Struck Out	Feb 22, 2018			None Indicated
Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights	Jan 17, 2019	Mar 27, 2023	ACHPR Soft Law							May 12, 2010
25/89-47/90-56/91-100/93 : Free Legal Assistance Group, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme, Les Témoins de Jehovah v DRC	Feb 8, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Corruption Cruel and Degrading Treatment Death Sentence Exhaustion of Local Remedies Extra-Judicial Killings Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Indigenous Communities Massive Human Rights Violations Murder/Assassination Personal Liberty Personal security Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Education Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Life Right to Property Torture and Ill Treatment	Democratic Republic of Congo	Decided on Merits	Oct 11, 1995			ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial ACHPR 16: Right to Health ACHPR 17: Right to Education 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 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
45/90 - Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria	Apr 17, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Admissibility Forced Eviction	Nigeria	Ruled Inadmissible	Apr 27, 1994			None Indicated
135/94 - Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya	Apr 17, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ACHPR Decision	Declaration	Admissibility	Kenya	Ruled Inadmissible
Communication 153/96 - Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	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	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	Nov 15, 1999			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
Communication 205/97 - Kazeem Aminu v. Nigeria	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	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	Nigeria	Decided on Merits	May 11, 2000			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
Communication 231/99 - Avocats Sans Frontières (on behalf of Gaëtan Bwampamye) v. Burundi	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Death Sentence Equality Before the Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Opinion Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions Jurisdiction Provisional/interim measures Right to be Heard before a Competent Court Right to Fair Trial Right to Information	Burundi	Decided on Merits	Nov 6, 2000			ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/18 - Bama Boubie & 10 Ors v Cote d’Ivoire	Feb 14, 2019	Jun 8, 2022	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Right to Work Transitional Justice Workers' Rights	Côte d'Ivoire	Decided on Merits	Feb 19, 2018
Communication 157/96 - Association pour la sauvegarde de la paix au Burundi v. Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zaire (DRC), Zambia	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Civil and Political Rights Damages and Compensation Democracy Economic, Social and Cultural Development Elections / Referendums Equality Equality Before the Law Massive Human Rights Violations Military Dictatorship Militia operations / Armed conflicts Murder/Assassination Peace and Security Refugees / Asylum Seekers Reparations / Remedies Right to Education Right to Life Right to Property Right to Work	Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia	Decided on Merits	May 29, 2003
Communication 254/02 - Mouvement des réfugiés mauritaniens au Sénégal pour la defense des droits de l'Homme v. Senegal	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 11, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights Freedom of Movement Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to Information	Senegal	Ruled Inadmissible	May 29, 2003			None Indicated
ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/19 - Alhousseine Camara v. Guinea	Sep 17, 2019	Aug 7, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Judgement	Cruel and Degrading Treatment Detention Facilities/Conditions IHRDA Personal Liberty Right to Dignity Right to Health Right to Work Torture and Ill Treatment	Guinea	Decided on Merits	May 7, 2019
Communication 349/07 - Simon Weldehaimanot v. Eritrea	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 4, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	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	Eritrea	File Closed	Aug 7, 2015			None Indicated
Communication 389/10 - Mbiankeu Geneviève v. Cameroon	Apr 17, 2019	Jul 9, 2024	ACHPR Decision	Decision	Administration of Justice Coercion / Duress Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Equality Before the Law Human Rights Violations Implementation of Decisions Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions Land Rights Police Brutality and Offences Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups Right to Health Right to Property Torture and Ill Treatment Use of force	Cameroon	Report on Implementation in 180 days	May 7, 2015			ACHPR 1: General Obligations ACHPR 14: Right to Property ACHPR 16: Right to Health ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
ECW/CCJ/RUL/05/13 - Hissein Habré v. Senegal	Mar 2, 2020	Aug 1, 2024	ECOWAS Court	Ruling	Administration of Justice Competence of the Court Cruel and Degrading Treatment Damages and Compensation Equality Equality Before the Law Freedom of Movement Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary Implementation of Decisions Personal Liberty Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups Protection of Privacy Refugees / Asylum Seekers Right to Dignity Right to Fair Trial Right to Health Right to Privacy Torture and Ill Treatment Transitional Justice	Senegal	Ruled Inadmissible	Nov 5, 2013

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