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ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/22 - Chief Ambrose Albert Owuro & Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 2, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

007/2016 - Matoke Mwita & Masero Mkamien v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Life imprisonment
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

041/2016 - Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits de l'Homme & Ors v. Côte d'Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

057/2016 - Mulokozi Anatory v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

036/2016 - Ibrahim Yusuph Calist Bonge & 2 Ors v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

029/2016 - Kachukura Nshekanabo Kakobeka v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/18 Khalifa Ababacar SALL & 5 Ors v. Sénégal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/19 Lieutenant Colonel Silas Jock Santoi v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Jan 23, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/19 His Lordship Justice Paul Uuter Dery & 2 Ors v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Impeachment
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Apr 29, 2019
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/19 DEXTER OIL LTD v. Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 6, 2019
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/10 Daouda Garba v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 17, 2010
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/14 Tidjane Konte v. Ghana

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 13, 2014
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/19 Djibril Yipénè Bassolé v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2019
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUG/09/12 Valentine Ayika v. Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Investigation
  • Money Laundering
  • Right to Property
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Year Decided
Jun 8, 2012
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/14 Maimuna Abdulmuni v. Nigeria & 2 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Child Marriage
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Pregnant women / mothers (with infant) in conflict with the law
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/APP/05/06 - Moussa Leo Keita v. Republic of Mali

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2007
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/22 - Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project v Nigeria (SERAP) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 25, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/22 - Tahirou Djibo & Ors v. Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Land Expropriation
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2022
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/22 - La Ligue Sénégalaise des Droits Humains & Amnesty International Senegal v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 31, 2022
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Rejected at Seizure Stage
Year Decided
Mar 30, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/22 - Adama Vandi v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Investigation
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 13, 2022
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

001/2022 - Kouadio Kobena Fory v. Côte d'Ivoire (Application for Review of Judgment)

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Review
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

033/2017 - Leonard Moses v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2020 - Conaïde Togla Latondji Akouedenoudje v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

058/2016 - Niyonzima Augustine v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/11 Ocean King NIG LTD v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2011
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

JUD/ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/05 Tokumbo L. Oyemade v. ECOWAS Executive Secretary & 2 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Outcome Inconclusive
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
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 23, 2017
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

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