ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/20 The Reg. Trustees of Jama'a Foundation & 5 Ors v. Nigeria & The Attorney General and Minister of Justice of The Federation
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- Damages and Compensation
- Democracy
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Freedom of Religion
- Impunity
- Insurrection
- Inter-Religious Disputes
- Internal Displacement
- Investigation
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Murder/Assassination
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Education
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Country
- Nigeria
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Mar 20, 2020
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2020
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/14 Boureima Sidi Cissé v. Mali
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- Right to Property
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- Mali
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Feb 12, 2014
- Country Geolocation
- Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
- Date added
- Mar 17, 2020
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/19 Rev. Fr. Solomon Mfa & 11 Ors v. Nigeria & 5 Ors
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- Damages and Compensation
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Insurrection
- Inter-Tribal Disputes
- Investigation
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Murder/Assassination
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Nigeria
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Feb 26, 2019
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Mar 16, 2020
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/17 His Excellency the Vice-President Alhaji Samuel Sam-Sumana v. Sierra Leone
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- Civil and Political Rights
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- Personal security
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Work
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Year Decided
- Nov 27, 2017
- Country Geolocation
- Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
- Date added
- Mar 10, 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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- 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
313/05 - Kenneth Good v Republic of Botswana
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- Civil and Political Rights
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- Domestic/National Laws
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Equality Before the Law
- Expulsion from a State
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Human Rights Violations
- Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers
- Regional Human Rights Laws
- Regional Judicial Bodies
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Information
- Rights of Non-Nationals
- Country
- Botswana
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
- ACHPR 1: General Obligations
- ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
- ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
- ACHPR 18.2: Assistance to family
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- Country Geolocation
- Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
279/03-296/05 - Sudan Human Rights Organisation & Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) v Sudan
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- 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 added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
266/03 - Kevin Mgwanga Gunme et al v Cameroon
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- 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 added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
268/03 - Ilesanmi v Nigeria
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Corruption
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Fraud
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Movement
- Human Rights Violations
- Impunity
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Life
- Right to Self-Determination
- Right to Work
- Trafficking / Use of contraband
- Country
- Nigeria
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
250/02 - Liesbeth Zegveld & Mussie Ephrem v Eritrea
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- Admissibility
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Civil and Political Rights
- Competence of the Court
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Democracy
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Enforced disappearance
- Equality Before the Law
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Provisional/interim measures
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Specific Violation not Provided
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Eritrea
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
- Country Geolocation
- Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
222/98-229/99 - Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman v Sudan
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- Decision
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Competence of the Court
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- False Imprisonment
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Human Rights Violations
- Military Tribunals
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Information
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Sudan
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
- ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
- ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
- Country Geolocation
- Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
157/96 - Association pour la sauvegarde de la paix au Burundi v Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zaire (DRC), Zambia
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- Civil and Political Rights
- Damages and Compensation
- Democracy
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Military Dictatorship
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Murder/Assassination
- Peace and Security
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to Education
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Country Geolocation
- Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
009/2016 Diakite Couple (Mamadou Diakite & Diakite Habibata B. Guindo) v. Mali
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- Judgement
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- 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 added
- Jul 6, 2018
AfCHPR Decision
25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire
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- Decision
- Keywords
- Admissibility
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Corruption
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Education
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Military Offences
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Education
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
- ACHPR 16: Right to Health
- ACHPR 17: Right to Education
- ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
- Country Geolocation
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Jul 4, 2018
ACHPR Decision
144/95 - William A. Courson v Equatorial Guinea
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- Decision
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- Administration of Justice
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Death Sentence
- Democracy
- Elections / Referendums
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Insurrection
- Military Offences
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Information
- Right to Self-Determination
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Equatorial Guinea: 1° 39′ 3″ N, 10° 16′ 4″ E
- Date added
- Jul 3, 2018
ACHPR Decision
ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/15 Vamo et Kuekia Pascal v Benin
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- Judgement
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- Damages and Compensation
- Education
- Freedom of Assembly
- Peace and Security
- Country
- Benin
- Outcome
- Struck Out
- Year Decided
- Apr 20, 2015
- Country Geolocation
- Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
- Date added
- Dec 4, 2017
ECOWAS Court
147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)
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- Decision
- Keywords
- Administration of Justice
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Democracy
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Freedom of Religion
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Implementation of Decisions
- Kidnapping/Sequestration
- Military Dictatorship
- Military Offences
- Murder/Assassination
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- State Internal Security
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Gambia
- 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 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 20 : Right to Self-Determination
- ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
- 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
- ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
- ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information
- ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
- Country Geolocation
- Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
- Date added
- Nov 29, 2017
ACHPR Decision
74/92 Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme et des libertés v Chad
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- Decision
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Enforced disappearance
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Insurrection
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Murder/Assassination
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Information
- Right to Life
- State Internal Security
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Chad
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
- 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
- Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
- Date added
- Nov 28, 2017
ACHPR Decision
212/98 Amnesty International v Zambia
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- Decision
- Keywords
- Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
- Civil and Political Rights
- Democracy
- Expulsion from a State
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- State Internal Security
- Use of force
- Country
- Zambia
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
- ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
- ACHPR 18.2: Assistance to family
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
- ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
- Country Geolocation
- Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
151/96 Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
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- Decision
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- Administration of Justice
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Insurrection
- Military Offences
- Military Tribunals
- Peace and Security
- Right to Fair Trial
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Nigeria
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
- 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 added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
143/95-150/96 Constitutional Rights Project and Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Administration of Justice
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Democracy
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Elections / Referendums
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Military Dictatorship
- Peace and Security
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- State Internal Security
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Nigeria
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
- ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
- 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
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
140/94-141/94-145/95 Constitutional Rights Project, Civil Liberties Organisation and Media Rights Agenda v Nigeria
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Civil and Political Rights
- Democracy
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Implementation of Decisions
- Military Dictatorship
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Provisional/interim measures
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Right to Information
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- State Internal Security
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Nigeria
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information
- ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
299/05 Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Admissibility
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Death Sentence
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Enforced disappearance
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Forced Eviction
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Indigenous Communities
- Insurrection
- Internal Displacement
- Investigation
- Land Expropriation
- Land Rights
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Military Offences
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Murder/Assassination
- Peace and Security
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Provisional/interim measures
- Rape
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Rights of Minority Communities
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual Offences
- State Internal Security
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
253/02 Antonie Bissangou v Congo
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Civil and Political Rights
- Damages and Compensation
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Equality Before the Law
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Implementation of Decisions
- Insurrection
- Military Offences
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Offences by State agents in private capacity
- Peace and Security
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Property
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Congo
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- Country Geolocation
- Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
245/02 Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Keywords
- Armed Robbery Allegations
- Child Abuse/Exploitation
- Civil and Political Rights
- Constitutional Amendment
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Due Diligence
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality Before the Law
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Fraud
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Kidnapping/Sequestration
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Murder/Assassination
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Rape
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Information
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual Offences
- Theft
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 1: General Obligations
- Country Geolocation
- Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
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 added
- Nov 24, 2017
ACHPR Decision
289/04 Mr Brahima Koné & Mr Tiéoulé Diarra v. Côte d'Ivoire
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- Type of Document
- Decision
- Dissenting Opinion
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Due Diligence
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality Before the Law
- Expulsion from a State
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Murder/Assassination
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- Rights of Non-Nationals
- State Internal Security
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Country Geolocation
- Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
- Date added
- Nov 20, 2017
ACHPR Decision
04/11 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v Libya (Order of Provisional measures)
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- Type of Document
- Order
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Movement
- Participation in Government
- Peace and Security
- Right to Life
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Libya
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
- Date added
- Nov 17, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
05/15 East African Civil Society Organisations Forum v Attorney General of Burundi & 2 Others
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- Type of Document
- Ruling
- Country
- EAC / EAC Organ
- State Agent
- Keywords
- Actio popularis
- Peace and Security
- Outcome
- Case Dismissed
- Rights Violated (EACJ Treaty Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Date added
- Nov 15, 2017
EACJ Decision
ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/13 Simone Ehivet & Michel Gbagbo v. Cote d'Ivoire
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Democracy
- Elections / Referendums
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Movement
- Insurrection
- Kidnapping/Sequestration
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Military Offences
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Right to Fair Trial
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Feb 22, 2013
- Country Geolocation
- Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
- Date added
- Nov 10, 2017
ECOWAS Court