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ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/07 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Mr Rachad Laleye & Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Nov 2, 2007
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
Date added
Sep 4, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/04 - Mr Olajide Afolabi v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Apr 27, 2004
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Aug 16, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/ CCJ/JUD/07/21 - Miles Investments (SL) LTD & Anor v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2021
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
Date added
Aug 14, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/03/20 - Société Togolaise de Stockage de Gaz & 5 Ors v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Feb 5, 2020
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Aug 14, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/24 - Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 17, 2024
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Rejected at Seizure Stage
Year Decided
Mar 30, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Jun 29, 2022
ECOWAS Court

Communication 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

ECW/CCJ/APP/08/08 - SERAP v. Nigeria & Universal Basic Education Commission

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2009
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Jan 25, 2021
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/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

Communication 445/13 - Human Rights Council & Ors v. Ethiopia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

Communication 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

Communication 302/05 - Mr Mamboleo M. Itundamilamba v. Democratic Republic of Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • pacta sunt servanda
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • 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
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

Communication 305/05 - ARTICLE 19 & Ors 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

Communication 231/99 - Avocats Sans Frontières (on behalf of Gaëtan Bwampamye) v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

129/94 - Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Military Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

260/2002 - Bakweri Land Claims Committee (BLCC) v. Cameroon (Review on Admissibility)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

019/2015 – Femi Falana v. African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Type of Document
  • Order
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Jurisdiction
  • Relationship between AU Mechanisms
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
Date added
Jul 6, 2018
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/04 Afolabi Oladjide v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Regional Judicial Bodies
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Apr 27, 2004
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 4, 2018
ECOWAS Court

308/05 Michael Majuru v Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Investigation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Non Compliance
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Dec 4, 2017
ACHPR Decision

135/94 Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACHPR Decision

05/2013 - Alex Thomas v. Tanzania - Judgment & Dissenting Opinion

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • 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
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

09/11-11/11 Tanganyika Law Society & 2 Others v Tanzania - Separate opinion

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Jurisdiction
  • Participation in Government
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

009/2011 - 011/2011 Tanganyika Law Society & The Legal and Human Rights Centre v Tanzania, & Reverend Christopher Mtikila v Tanzania - Judgment

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Jurisdiction
  • Participation in Government
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

04/12 Emmanuel Joseph Uko and Others v South Africa (Separate Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

04/12 Emmanuel Joseph Uko & Ors v. South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

02/12 Delta International Investments SA, Mr. AGL De Lange and Mrs. M. De Lange v South Africa (Separate Opinion - Fatsah Ouguergouz)

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Type of Document
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

App. No. 002/2011 – Soufiane Ababou v. Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Algeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Date added
Nov 17, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

006/2011 – Association des Juristes d’Afrique pour la Bonne Gouvernance v. Republic of Cote d’ Ivoire

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Nov 17, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

007/11 Youssef Ababou v. Morocco

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Jurisdiction
Country
  • Morocco
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
Date added
Nov 17, 2017
AfCHPR Decision

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