Communication 470/14 Ibrahim Almaz Deng & 6 Ors (represented by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa) v. Sudan
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- 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
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/09/20 Amnesty International Togo & 7 Ors v Togo
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
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- Democracy
- Elections / Referendums
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- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
- Insurrection
- Murder/Assassination
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Right to Life
- Right to Work
- State Internal Security
- Theft
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Use of force
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Togo
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Jun 25, 2020
- Country Geolocation
- Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2020
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/19 Salifo Sawadogo v Burkina Faso
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- Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
- Insurrection
- Military Tribunals
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
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- Burkina Faso
- Outcome
- Ruled Inadmissible
- Year Decided
- Sep 26, 2019
- Country Geolocation
- Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2020
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/19 Rev. Fr. Solomon Mfa & 11 Ors v. Nigeria & 5 Ors
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- Judgement
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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
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- 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/21/16 Djibril Yipéné BASSOLE v. Burkina Faso
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- Damages and Compensation
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- Insurrection
- Military Tribunals
- Murder/Assassination
- Protection of Privacy
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Property
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Jul 1, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
- Date added
- Mar 6, 2020
ECOWAS Court
393/10: IHRDA and Others v DRC
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- Administration of Justice
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Human Rights Violations
- Insurrection
- Military Offences
- Murder/Assassination
- Personal Liberty
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
- ACHPR 1: General Obligations
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
- ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
- Country Geolocation
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Sep 10, 2018
ACHPR Decision
144/95 - William A. Courson v Equatorial Guinea
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- Administration of Justice
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Death Sentence
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- 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/18/16 The Incorporated Trustees of Fiscal and Civic Right Enlightenment Foundation v. Nigeria et al.
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- Judgement
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- Damages and Compensation
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Movement
- Insurrection
- Military Offences
- Murder/Assassination
- Personal Liberty
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Terrorism
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Nigeria
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Jun 7, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Jun 8, 2018
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUG/19/16 Djibril Yipéné Bassolé v Burkina Faso
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- Competence of the Court
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- Murder/Assassination
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Property
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
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- Burkina Faso
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Apr 1, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
- Date added
- Dec 4, 2017
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/16 Général Amadou Haya Sanogo, Capitaine Amassongo Dolo, Christophe Dembélé et al v Mali
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
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- Elections / Referendums
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Insurrection
- Murder/Assassination
- Personal Liberty
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Mali
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- May 17, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
- Date added
- Dec 4, 2017
ECOWAS Court
223/98 Forum of Conscience v Sierra Leone
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- Administration of Justice
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- Right to Life
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
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- Sierra Leone
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
- ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
- Country Geolocation
- Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ 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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- 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
151/96 Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
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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
299/05 Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia
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- 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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- 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
003/2014 - Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda (Notification of an Order)
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- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Genocide
- Insurrection
- Right to Fair Trial
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Rwanda
- Country Geolocation
- Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
003/2014 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda - Order
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- Order
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- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Genocide
- Insurrection
- Right to Fair Trial
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Rwanda
- Country Geolocation
- Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
003/2014 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda (Dissenting opinion - Judge Rafaa ben Achour)
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- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Genocide
- Insurrection
- Right to Fair Trial
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Rwanda
- Country Geolocation
- Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
03/2014 - Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda (Dissenting Opinion Gerard Niyungeko and Augustino Ramadhani)
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- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Genocide
- Insurrection
- Right to Fair Trial
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Rwanda
- Country Geolocation
- Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
003/2014 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda (Dissenting Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)
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- Dissenting Opinion
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- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Genocide
- Insurrection
- Right to Fair Trial
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Rwanda
- Country Geolocation
- Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
003/2014 Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v Rwanda (Corrigendum to Ruling on Withdrawal)
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- Ruling
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- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Genocide
- Insurrection
- Right to Fair Trial
- Sectarianism and Divisionism
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Rwanda
- Country Geolocation
- Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2017
AfCHPR Decision
ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/13 Simone Ehivet & Michel Gbagbo v. Cote d'Ivoire
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- 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
ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/16 Successors of Late Aïssata Cissé & Late Hama Touré v Mali
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- Judgement
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- Civil and Political Rights
- Complicity in Crime
- Democracy
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality Before the Law
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Insurrection
- Murder/Assassination
- Peace and Security
- Personal Liberty
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- State Internal Security
- Terrorism
- Country
- Mali
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- May 17, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2017
ECOWAS Court
001/2005 - Michelo Hunsungule and Others (on behalf of Children in Northern Uganda) v. Uganda
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- Best Interest of the Child
- Child Abuse/Exploitation
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Education
- Insurrection
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Right to Health
- Rights and Welfare of the Child
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- State Accused
- Uganda
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Apr 19, 2013
- Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
- ACRWC 1.1: States recognize rights, freedoms and duties in the Charter and take steps to adopt implementation measures
- ACRWC 22: Armed Conflicts
- Date added
- Nov 6, 2017
ACERWC Decision
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