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2020 Revised Rules of Court (African Court on Human and People's Rights)

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Date Adopted
Sep 1, 2020
Rules of Procedure

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

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Date Adopted
Nov 10, 2019
Treaty

73974/14 - Case of Tsalikidis & Ors v. Greece

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Date adopted
Feb 16, 2018
EU Document

Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment

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Date Adopted
Jan 29, 2018
Treaty

Joint General Comment of The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on Ending Child Marriage

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Date Adopted
Jan 20, 2018
ACERWC Soft Law

Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 21, 2017
ACHPR Soft Law

CEDAW General Recommendation No. 35 on Gender-Based Violence against Women, Updating General Recommendation No. 19

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Date adopted
Jul 26, 2017
UN Document

General Comment No. 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Redress for Victims of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment (Article 5)

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Date Adopted
Mar 4, 2017
ACHPR Soft Law

Guidelines for the Policing of Assemblies by Law Enforcement Officials in Africa

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Date Adopted
Mar 4, 2017
ACHPR Soft Law

Supplementary act A/SA. 1/12/16 relating to the enhancement of the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament

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Treaty Series No
A/SA. 1/12/16
Date Adopted
Dec 17, 2016
Treaty

Resolution on the fight against impunity in Africa -ACHPR/Res. 344(LVIII) 2016

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Date Adopted
Apr 20, 2016
ACHPR Soft Law

Status of Implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

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Date Adopted
Mar 18, 2016
ACHPR Soft Law

Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons

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Date Adopted
Jan 31, 2016
Treaty

General Comment No. 3 On The African Charter On Human And Peoples’ Rights

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Date Adopted
Nov 18, 2015
ACHPR Soft Law

CASE OF BOUYID v. BELGIUM (Application No. 23380/09)

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Date adopted
Sep 28, 2015
EU Document

Application 36862/05 - Case of Gogitidze & Ors. v. Georgia

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Date adopted
Aug 12, 2015
EU Document

Principles and Guidelines on Human and Peoples’ Rights while Countering Terrorism in Africa

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Date Adopted
May 7, 2015
ACHPR Soft Law

CASE OF MORICE v. FRANCE (Application No. 29369/10)

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Date adopted
Apr 23, 2015
EU Document

ACERWC Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2014

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Date Adopted
Oct 1, 2014
ACERWC Soft Law

Rudyak V. Ukraine (Application no. 40514/06)

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Date adopted
Sep 4, 2014
EU Document

SADC Tribunal Protocol

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Date adopted
Aug 18, 2014
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

Protocol on Employment and Labour (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 18, 2014
Treaty

Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Annex VIII to the SADC Protocol on Trade

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Date adopted
Jul 17, 2014
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (Malabo Protocol)

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Date Adopted
Jun 27, 2014
Treaty

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

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Date Adopted
May 12, 2014
ACHPR Soft Law

Resolution on Terrorist Acts in Africa

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Date Adopted
May 12, 2014
ACHPR Soft Law

Principles and Guidelines on the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Date Adopted
May 12, 2014
ACHPR Soft Law

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

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Date Adopted
Apr 16, 2014
ACERWC Soft Law

General Comment No. 1 (Article 30 of The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child) on "Children of incarcerated and imprisoned parents and primary caregivers"

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Date Adopted
Nov 8, 2013
ACERWC Soft Law

Gahramanov v. Azerbaijan (Application no. 26291/06)

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Date adopted
Oct 15, 2013
EU Document

ICCPR: Communication No. 1912/2009 Views Adopted by the Committee at its 106th Session

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Date adopted
Jul 9, 2013
UN Document

The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013

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Date Adopted
Apr 11, 2013
Rules of Procedure

A/HRC/22/45 Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

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Date adopted
Jan 28, 2013
UN Document

A/HRC/22/44 Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

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Date adopted
Dec 24, 2012
UN Document

DORDEVIC v. CROATIA

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Date adopted
Jul 24, 2012
EU Document

49669/07 P.M. v. BULGARIA

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Date adopted
Apr 24, 2012
EU Document

East African Court of Justice Rules of Arbitration

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Date Adopted
Mar 13, 2012
Rules of Procedure

CASE OF ALTUG TANER AKCAM v. TURKEY (Application No. 27520/07)

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Date adopted
Jan 25, 2012
EU Document

Case of Panyik v Hungary (Application No. 12748/06)

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Date adopted
Oct 12, 2011
EU Document

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

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Date adopted
Sep 15, 2011
EU Document

ACERWC Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2011

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Date Adopted
Aug 23, 2011
ACERWC Soft Law

Human Rights Committee - General Comments No.34

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Date adopted
Jul 29, 2011
UN Document

Trévalec v. Belgium

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Date adopted
Jun 14, 2011
EU Document

(53466/07) KONSTAS v. GREECE

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Date adopted
May 24, 2011
EU Document

23458/02 - Case of Giuliani & Gaggio v. Italy

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Date adopted
Mar 21, 2011
EU Document

CASE OF M.S.S. v. BELGIUM AND GREECE (Application No. 30696/09)

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Date adopted
Jan 21, 2011
EU Document

SADC Charter Establishing the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development (CCARDESA)

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Date Adopted
Nov 5, 2010
Treaty

Rules of Court (African Court on Human and People's Rights)

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Date Adopted
Jun 2, 2010
Rules of Procedure

Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights

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Date Adopted
May 12, 2010
ACHPR Soft Law

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

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Date adopted
Apr 6, 2010
EU Document

CASE OF MEDVEDYEV AND OTHERS v. FRANCE (Application No. 3394/03)

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Date adopted
Mar 29, 2010
EU Document

East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2010

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Date Adopted
Feb 1, 2010
Rules of Procedure

African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)

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Date Adopted
Oct 23, 2009
Treaty

Protocol on the Development of Tourism in the Southern African Development Community

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Date Adopted
Sep 14, 2009
Treaty

Consolidated Text of the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, As Amended

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Date Adopted
Sep 9, 2009
Treaty

Charter of Fundamental Social Rights in SADC

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Date Adopted
Jul 23, 2009
Treaty

East Africa Common Market Protocol

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Date Adopted
May 20, 2009
EACJ Soft law

CASE OF A. AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (Application No. 3455/05)

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Date adopted
Feb 19, 2009
EU Document

Protocol on Science Technology and Innovation (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 17, 2008
Treaty

Protocol on Gender and Development (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 17, 2008
Treaty

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

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Date Adopted
Jul 1, 2008
Treaty

Saadi v. the United Kingdom (Application No.13229/03)

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Date adopted
Jan 29, 2008
EU Document

Committee Against Torture General Comment No. 2

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Date adopted
Jan 24, 2008
UN Document

General Comment No. 32, Right to equality before the courts and tribunals and to a fair trial, 90th Session (2007) of the United Nations Human Rights Committee,

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Date adopted
Aug 23, 2007
UN Document

Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community

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Date Adopted
Aug 20, 2007
Treaty

CASE OF O'HALLORAN AND FRANCIS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (Applications Nos. 15809/02 and 25624/02)

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Date adopted
Jun 27, 2007
EU Document

African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

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Date Adopted
Jan 30, 2007
Treaty

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (CRPD)

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Date adopted
Dec 13, 2006
UN Document

SADC Charter of the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa

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Date Adopted
Nov 11, 2006
Treaty

SADC Protocol on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking

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Date Adopted
Nov 1, 2006
Treaty

CASE OF MIOSLAV CENBAUER v. CROATIA (Application No. 73786/01)

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Date adopted
Sep 13, 2006
EU Document

UN Declation on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

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Date adopted
Jun 29, 2006
UN Document

African Youth Charter

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Date Adopted
Jun 2, 2006
Treaty

Bousroual v. Algeria

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Date adopted
Apr 24, 2006
UN Document

Sankara vs. Burkina Faso (2006)

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Date adopted
Apr 11, 2006
UN Document

Resolution 60/147 Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law

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Date adopted
Mar 21, 2006
UN Document

Draft articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006

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Date adopted
Feb 10, 2006
UN Document

UN General Assembly Resolution 60/147 (Basic Principles And Guidelines On The Right To A Remedy And Reparation For Victims Of Gross Violations Of International Human Rights Law And Serious Violations Of International Humanitarian Law)

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Date adopted
Dec 16, 2005
UN Document

UN Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (Pinheiro Principles)

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Date adopted
Jun 28, 2005
UN Document

(1134/2002) Gorji Dinka v. Cameroon

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Date adopted
May 10, 2005
UN Document

African Union Non Aggression and Common Defence Pact

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Date Adopted
Jan 31, 2005
Treaty

Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 Amending the Preamble and Articles 1, 2, 9 and 30 of Protocol A/P.1/7/91 Relating to the Community Court of Justice and Article 4 Paragraph 1 of the English Version of the Said Protocol (ECOWAS Court Supplementary Protocol 2005)

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Treaty Series No
A/SP.1/01/05
Date Adopted
Jan 19, 2005
Treaty

CASE OF MAKARATZIS v. GREECE (Application No. 50385/99)

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Date adopted
Dec 20, 2004
EU Document

Mulezi Vs. Democratic Republic of Congo (2004)

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Date adopted
Jul 30, 2004
UN Document

Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

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Date Adopted
Jul 8, 2004
Treaty

Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa

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Date Adopted
Jun 8, 2004
ACHPR Soft Law

CASE OF CONNORS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (Application No. 66746/01)

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Date adopted
May 27, 2004
EU Document

SADC Tribunal Declaration on Agriculture & Food Security in the SADC Region

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Date adopted
May 15, 2004
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Customs Union

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Date Adopted
Mar 2, 2004
Treaty

Ati Antoine Randolph v. Togo Communication No. 910/2000

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Date adopted
Dec 15, 2003
UN Document

39272/98 M.C. v. BULGARIA

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Date adopted
Dec 4, 2003
EU Document

Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (Protocol V to the 1980 CCW Convention), 28 November 2003

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Date adopted
Nov 28, 2003
UN Document

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

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Date adopted
Nov 13, 2003
EU Document

(856/1999) CHAMBALA v ZAMBIA

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Date adopted
Aug 8, 2003
UN Document

SADC Mutual Defence Pact

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Date Adopted
Aug 1, 2003
Treaty

Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2003
Treaty

Kigali Declaration, 2003

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Date Adopted
May 8, 2003
ACHPR Soft Law

Protocol on Extradition (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Oct 3, 2002
Treaty

Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Oct 3, 2002
Treaty

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

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Date adopted
Jun 13, 2002
EU Document

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

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Date Adopted
Jun 3, 2002
Treaty

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

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Date Adopted
Jun 3, 2002
Rules of Procedure

Resolution on Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment In Africa

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Date Adopted
Feb 14, 2002
ACHPR Soft Law

SADC Declaration on Terrorism (2002)

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Date adopted
Jan 14, 2002
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance

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Date Adopted
Dec 21, 2001
Treaty

Supplementary Protocol of ECOWAS on Democracy and Good Governance (A/SP1/12/01)

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Date Adopted
Dec 21, 2001
Treaty

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

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Date Adopted
Aug 14, 2001
Treaty

Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 14, 2001
Treaty

Protocol on the Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 14, 2001
Treaty

Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan African Parliament

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Date Adopted
Mar 2, 2001
Treaty

Memorandum of Understanding Between The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and The Association of SADC Chambers of Commerce and Industry ASCCI

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Date adopted
Aug 7, 2000
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

Protocol on Legal Affairs (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Aug 7, 2000
Treaty

CASE OF ILHAN v. TURKEY (Application No. 22277/93)

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Date adopted
Jun 27, 2000
EU Document

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict

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Date adopted
May 25, 2000
UN Document

Constitutive Act of the African Union

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Date Adopted
May 11, 2000
Treaty

CCPR General Commen No. 28: Article 3 (The Equality of Rights Between Men and Women

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Date adopted
Mar 29, 2000
UN Document

37786/97 AFFAIRE DEBBOUB alias HUSSEINI Ali c. FRANCE

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Date adopted
Nov 9, 1999
EU Document

SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement

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Date Adopted
Aug 18, 1999
Treaty

SADC Tribunal Declaration on Productivity in The Southern African Development Community

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Date adopted
Aug 11, 1999
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

CASE OF AHMED SELMOUNI v. FRANCE (Application No. 25803/94)

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Date adopted
Jul 28, 1999
EU Document

Prosecutor v. Tadic

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Date adopted
Jul 15, 1999
UN Document

OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, 1999

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Date Adopted
Jul 14, 1999
Treaty

23657/94 CAKICI v. TURKEY

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Date adopted
Jul 8, 1999
EU Document

Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action, 1999

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Date Adopted
Apr 16, 1999
ACHPR Soft Law

Assenov V.Bulgaria, (1998) EHRR

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Date adopted
Oct 28, 1998
EU Document

A v. The United Kingdom judgment

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Date adopted
Sep 23, 1998
EU Document

CASE OF ERGI v. TURKEY (66/1997/850/1057)

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Date adopted
Jul 28, 1998
EU Document

CASE OF GULEC v. TURKEY (54/1997/838/1044)

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Date adopted
Jul 27, 1998
EU Document

(15/1997/799/1002) Kurt v Turkey

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Date adopted
May 25, 1998
EU Document

CASE OF SELCUK AND ASKER v. TURKEY (12/1997/796/998-999)

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Date adopted
Apr 24, 1998
EU Document

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

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Date adopted
Apr 23, 1998
EU Document

SADC Protocol on Education and Training in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

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Date Adopted
Sep 8, 1997
Treaty

SADC Protocol on Mining

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Date Adopted
Sep 8, 1997
Treaty

SADC Declaration Towards a Southern Africa Free of Anti Personnel Landmines

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Date adopted
Sep 8, 1997
SADC Tribunal Soft Law

SADC Protocol on Trade

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Date Adopted
Aug 1, 1996
Treaty

1995 Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Date Adopted
Oct 11, 1995
Rules of Procedure

CASE OF McCANN AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (Application No. 18984/91)

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Date adopted
Sep 27, 1995
EU Document

UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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Date adopted
Nov 20, 1993
UN Document

(14448/88) DOMBO BEHEER B.V. v. THE NETHERLANDS

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Date adopted
Oct 27, 1993
EU Document

ECOWAS Revised treaty

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Date Adopted
Jul 24, 1993
Treaty

Revised Treaty of Economic Community of West African States (2010)

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Date Adopted
Jul 24, 1993
Treaty

Revised Treaty of Economic Community of West African States (1993)

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Date Adopted
Jul 24, 1993
Treaty

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

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Date Adopted
May 30, 1993
Treaty

UN Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances

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Date adopted
Dec 18, 1992
UN Document

CASE OF CASTELLS v. SPAIN (Application No. 11798/85)

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Date adopted
Apr 23, 1992
EU Document

CCPR General Comment No. 20: Article 7 (Prohibition of Torture, or Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment)

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Date adopted
Mar 10, 1992
UN Document

CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19: Violence against Women

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Date adopted
Jan 30, 1992
UN Document

CESCR General Comment No. 4: The Right to Adequate Housing (Art. 11 (1) of the Covenant)

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Date adopted
Dec 13, 1991
UN Document

Protocol A/P.I/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice

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Date Adopted
Jul 6, 1991
Treaty

(12369/86) Letellier v. France

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Date adopted
Jun 26, 1991
EU Document

Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community

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Date Adopted
May 3, 1991
Treaty

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW)

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Date adopted
Dec 18, 1990
UN Document

Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners

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Date adopted
Dec 14, 1990
UN Document

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

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Date adopted
Dec 14, 1990
UN Document

Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials - Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

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Date adopted
Sep 7, 1990
UN Document

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Date adopted
Sep 2, 1990
UN Document

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

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Date Adopted
Jul 15, 1990
Treaty

10890/84 - Case of Groppera Radio AG & Ors v. Switzerland

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Date adopted
Mar 28, 1990
EU Document

Application 10873/84 - Tre Traktörer Aktiebolag v. Sweden

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Date adopted
Jul 7, 1989
EU Document

SOERING V. THE UNITED KINGDOM

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Date adopted
Jul 7, 1989
EU Document

CCPR General Comment No. 17: Article 24 (Rights of the Child)

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Date adopted
Apr 7, 1989
UN Document

UN Res. 43/173 Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (UN MSR 1988)

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Date adopted
Dec 9, 1988
UN Document

OLSSON V. SWEDEN (No. 1) ECHR, 24thMarch (1988)

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Date adopted
Mar 24, 1988
EU Document

1988 Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Date Adopted
Feb 13, 1988
Rules of Procedure

CASE OF LINGENS v. AUSTRIA (Application No. 9815/82)

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Date adopted
Jul 8, 1986
EU Document

Application 8793/79 - Case of James & Ors. v. UK

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Date adopted
Feb 21, 1986
EU Document

INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION TO PREVENT AND PUNISH TORTURE

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Date Adopted
Dec 9, 1985
Treaty

Declaration of the Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crimiality and Victims of abuse of Powers,

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Date adopted
Nov 29, 1985
UN Document

CASE OF CAN v. AUSTRIA (Application No. 9300/81)

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Date adopted
Sep 30, 1985
EU Document

(9024/80) Colozza v. Italy

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Date adopted
Feb 12, 1985
EU Document

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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Date adopted
Dec 10, 1984
UN Document

9186/80 Case of De Cubber v. Belgium

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Date adopted
Oct 26, 1984
EU Document

CCPR General Comment No. 8: Article 9 (Right to Liberty and Security of Persons)

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Date adopted
Jun 30, 1982
UN Document

ECOWAS Protocol A P.3 5 82 Relating to the Definition of Community Citizen

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Date Adopted
May 29, 1982
ECOWAS Soft Law

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter)

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Treaty Series No
OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982)
Date Adopted
Jun 27, 1981
Treaty

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Date Adopted
Jun 27, 1981
Treaty

Communication No. 35/1978 Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra and 19 Other Mauritian Women v. Mauritius

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Date adopted
Apr 9, 1981
UN Document

Guzzardi v Italy (Application no. 7367/76)

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Date adopted
Nov 6, 1980
EU Document

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW

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Date adopted
Dec 18, 1979
UN Document

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials

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Date adopted
Dec 17, 1979
UN Document

6833/74 Case of Marckx v. Belgium

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Date adopted
Jun 13, 1979
EU Document

General Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Economic Community of West African States

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Date Adopted
Apr 22, 1978
Treaty

Cultural Charter for Africa

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Date Adopted
Jun 5, 1976
Treaty

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR

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Date adopted
Mar 23, 1976
UN Document

Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects

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Date adopted
Sep 1, 1972
UN Document

(2689/65) DELCOURT v. BELGIUM

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Date adopted
Jan 17, 1970
EU Document

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

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Date adopted
Nov 4, 1969
UN Document

OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 10, 1969
Treaty

Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

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Date Adopted
Sep 10, 1969
Treaty

1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

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Date adopted
May 23, 1969
UN Document

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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Date Adopted
Sep 15, 1968
Treaty

(1936/63) Neumeister v. Austria

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Date adopted
Jun 27, 1968
EU Document

1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

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Date adopted
Oct 4, 1967
UN Document

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICESCR

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Date adopted
Dec 16, 1966
UN Document

ECOWAS Convention A P4 5 82 Relating to Inter States Road Transit of Goods

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Treaty Series No
A/P.4/5/82
Date Adopted
Jul 8, 1965
Treaty

ILO Employment Policy Convention, 1964

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Date adopted
Jun 17, 1964
UN Document

Charter of the Organisation of African Unity

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Date Adopted
May 25, 1963
Treaty

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963

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Date adopted
Apr 24, 1963
UN Document

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961

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Date adopted
Apr 18, 1961
UN Document

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Geneva 1955

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Date adopted
Aug 30, 1955
UN Document

1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

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Date adopted
Sep 28, 1954
UN Document

European Convention on Human Rights

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Treaty Series No
ETS No. 001 to 193 included
Date Adopted
Sep 3, 1953
Treaty

Statute of the International Court of Justice

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Date adopted
Dec 1, 1949
UN Document

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

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Date adopted
Dec 10, 1948
UN Document

Charter of the United Nations

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Date adopted
Oct 24, 1945
UN Document

Declaration of Paris

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Date adopted
Apr 16, 1856
UN Document

Declaration of Human and Civic Rights of 1789

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Date Adopted
Aug 26, 1789
Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/16 Kagbara Bassabi & Babale Philomène v Togo & 2 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Feb 16, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date Adopted
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ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/16 Farimata Mahamadou, Baradjangou Mahamadou, Farimata Oumar, Farimata Kola v Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Mali
Year Decided
May 17, 2016
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
Date Adopted
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ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/25/15 Hans Capehart Williams SR & Mardia Paykue Williams v Liberia, Ghana & 3 Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2015
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

12/11 National Convention of Teachers Trade Union (CONASYSED) v. Gabon (Separate Opinion -Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Gabon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

006/2011 – Association des Juristes d’Afrique pour la Bonne Gouvernance v. Republic of Cote d’ Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

01/15 Democratic Party v Secretary General & 2 Others

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • EAC / EAC Organ
  • State Agent
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

01/13 Ernest Francis Mtingwi v Malawi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Malawi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
  • Revised Judgement
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Botswana
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Angola
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

414/12 Lawyers for Human Rights (Swaziland) v The Kingdom of Swaziland

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Swaziland
Country Geolocation
Eswatini: 26° 31′ 21″ S, 31° 27′ 57″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

409/12 Luke Munyandu Tembani & Benjamin John Freeth (represented by Norman Tjombe) v Angola & 13 Others

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Seychelles: 4° 40′ 46″ S, 55° 29′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

013/2011 – Abdoulaye Nikiema, Ernest Zongo Blaise, Ilboudo Burkinabe & Human and Peoples’ Rights Movement v Burkina Faso - Ruling on Reparations

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

255/02 Garreth Anver Prince v. South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Practice a Profession
  • Right to Work
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

260/02 Bakweri Land Claims Committee v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 307/05 - Obert Chinhamo v. Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Education
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Protocol on Forestry (SADC)

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Treaty

136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • LGBTIQ
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

142/94 Muthuthurin Njoka v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

107/93 Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities v Nigeria

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

135/94 Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya

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

251/02 Lawyers for Human Rights v Swaziland

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

1/88 Frederick Korvah v Liberia

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

21/88 Centre Haitien des Libertés Publiques v Ethiopia

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

24/89 Union Nationale de Libération de Cabinda v Angola

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

26/89 Austrian Committee against Torture v Burundi

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

230/99 Motale Zacharia Sakwe v Cameroon

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

SADC Declaration on Refugee Protection within Southern Africa

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SADC Tribunal Soft Law

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

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

05/13 Godfrey Magezi v Attorney General of Uganda

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Health
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

SADC Regional Awareness and Communication Strategy for the SADC Water Sector

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Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Order
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

15/16 Habiyalimana Augustino v Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

07/12 Komu v Attorney General of Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • State Agent
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extension of Time
  • Participation in Government
Outcome
Orders Made
Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
EACJ Decision

SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan - Water Sector Plan

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Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
SADC Policy Document

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

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

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Benin
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

55/91 International PEN v Chad

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

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

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

International Pen v Burkina Faso

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

010/2015 – Amiri Ramadhani v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Peace and Security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

393/10: IHRDA and Others v DRC

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Inter-Tribal Disputes
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Investigation
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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

testcase

Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
Case Document

428/12 - Dawit Isaak v Republic of Eritrea

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

42/90 : International PEN / Malawi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 153/96 - Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 205/97 - Kazeem Aminu v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 241/01 - Purohit & Moore v. Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.4: Protection of the aged and the disabled
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 261/02 - Interights et al v. Egypt

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

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

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

Communication 197/97 - Bah Ould Rabah v. Mauritania

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

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 19: Right of All Peoples to Equality and Rights
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Rape
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

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

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

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • pacta sunt servanda
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ACHPR Decision

Communication 349/07 - Simon Weldehaimanot v. Eritrea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Equality
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Fraud
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 11, 2013
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Dec 6, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Fraud
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 23, 2017
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 20, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Guinea Bissau
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 24, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea-Bissau: 11° 48′ 13″ N, 15° 10′ 49″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Property
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 6, 2019
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2019
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

001/2017 – Alex Thomas v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
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AfCHPR Decision

002/2017 - Mohamed Abubakari v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 9, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Insurrection
  • Military Tribunals
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Sep 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Oct 11, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
ECOWAS Court

020/2016 - Anaclet Paulo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

016/2016 - Diocles William v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

001/2015 Armand Guehi v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date Adopted
Item does not have this property
AfCHPR Decision

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