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ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/23 - Hassan Abdou Nohou v. Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Forced Eviction
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
Date added
Sep 5, 2023
ECOWAS Court

Communication 470/14 Ibrahim Almaz Deng & 6 Ors (represented by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality
  • Insurrection
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • 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
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Sep 4, 2023
ACHPR Decision

569/15 Digbeejaye Koonjul v The Republic of Mauritius

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Mauritius
Country Geolocation
Mauritius: 20° 20′ 54″ S, 57° 33′ 8″ E
Date added
Sep 1, 2021
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/21 Fodi Mohamed & Ors v. Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 24, 2021
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
Date added
Jun 30, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/21 Kadiatou Siby & Ors v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 22, 2021
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
Date added
Jun 30, 2021
ECOWAS Court

736/20 Lado James Paul, Ayume Dada & others (Represented by John Gerry Emmanuel) v The Republic of South Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
May 31, 2021
ACHPR Decision

426/12 Agnes Uwimana-Nkusi & Saidati Mukakibibi v. Rwanda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
May 27, 2021
ACHPR Decision

398/11 IHRDA & OCDH v Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death in custody
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • 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.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Date added
May 19, 2021
ACHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/20 Siny Dieng v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Dec 2, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/02/14 Registered trustees of Avocats sans Frontières & Thankgod Ebohs v. Nigeria & Edo State

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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 added
Mar 20, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/13 Abdoulaye Baldé & 5 Ors v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Democracy
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 22, 2013
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Mar 17, 2020
ECOWAS Court

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

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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 added
Mar 16, 2020
ECOWAS Court

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

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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 added
Mar 16, 2020
ECOWAS Court

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
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
Date added
Mar 12, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/18 Yoda Yakouba v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 20, 2018
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Mar 12, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/17 Ousmane Guiro v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Corruption
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 21, 2017
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Date added
Mar 10, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/04/16 Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Apr 11, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Mar 10, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/16 Nnenna Obi (On behalf of other death row Prisoners in Nigeria) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Nov 9, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/15 Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (RADDHO) v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Dec 20, 2015
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Mar 4, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/15 Société AGRILAND v. Côte d’Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 24, 2015
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Mar 4, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/05/13 Hissein Habré v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 5, 2013
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Mar 2, 2020
ECOWAS Court

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 added
Nov 20, 2019
ECOWAS Court

416/12 –Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Fraud
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Theft
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • 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
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

389/10 - Mbiankeu Geneviève v. Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Land Rights
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

334/06 - Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Interights v Arab Republic of Egypt.

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Association
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • 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
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

284/03 – Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights & Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe v. Zimbabwe.

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

383/10 –MOHAMMED ABDULLAH SALEH AL-ASAD v.THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Djibouti
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Djibouti: 11° 49′ 30″ N, 42° 35′ 25″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

375/09 - Priscilla Njeri Echaria (represented by Federation of Women Lawyers, Kenya and International Center for the Protection of Human Rights) v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

305/05 - ARTICLE 19 and Others 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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

263/02 - Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists, Law Society or Kenya and Kituo Cha Sheria v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

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