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Communication 636/16 - IHRDA & Ors v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • 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
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Sep 4, 2023
ACHPR Decision

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

653/17 Desmond Nunugwo v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death in custody
  • Equality
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Sep 2, 2021
ACHPR Decision

344/07 George Iyanyori Kajikabi v Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
May 19, 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

Communication 670/17 Fadhl Al Mawla Husni Ahmed Ismail and 19 Ors (represented by Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt) v Arab Republic of Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Nov 4, 2020
ACHPR Decision

603/16 Mrs. Ayatulla Alaa Hosny (represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Arab Republic of Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Aug 5, 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

351/2007 - Givemore Chari (represented by Gabriel Shumba) v Republic of Zimbabwe

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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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

278/2003 - Promoting Justice for Women and Children (PROJUST NGO) v. Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Pregnant women / mothers (with infant) in conflict with the law
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

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

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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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

361/08: J.E Zitha & P.J.L.Zitha (represented by Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Zegveld) v Mozambique

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Investigation
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Mozambique
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Mozambique: 18° 39′ 57″ S, 35° 31′ 46″ 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

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

295/04 - Noah Kazingachire, John Chitsenga, Elias Chemvura & Batanai Hadzisi (represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Immorality
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

310/05 - Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre v Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Impunity
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Non Compliance
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

272/03 - Association of Victims of Post Electoral Violence & INTERIGHTS v Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ 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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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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

248/02 : Interights and World Organisation against Torture / Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
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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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • 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

240/01 - Interights et al. (on behalf of Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch) v Botswana

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

244/01 : Arab Organization for Human Rights / Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

241/01 - Purohit and Moore v Gambia (The)

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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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

233/99-234/99 : Interights (on behalf of Pan African Movement and Citizens for Peace in Eritrea) v Ethiopia and Interights (on behalf of Pan African Movement and Inter African Group) / Eritrea

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
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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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • 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

239/01 : Interights (on behalf of Jose Domingos Sikunda) / Namibia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Namibia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Namibia: 22° 57′ 28″ S, 18° 29′ 25″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

205/97 : Kazeem Aminu / 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 added
Apr 17, 2019
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 added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

159/96 : Union interafricaine des droits de l'Homme, Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'Homme, Rencontre africaine des droits de l'Homme, Organisation nationale des droits de l'Homme au Sénégal and Association malienne des droits de l'Homme / Angola

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 12.5: Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

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