ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/22 - Adama Vandi v. Sierra Leone
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- Judgement
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- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Investigation
- Rape
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to Dignity
- Sexual Offences
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Jul 13, 2022
- Country Geolocation
- Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
- Date added
- Jul 25, 2022
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/21 - Aircraftwoman Beauty Igbobie Uzezi v. Nigeria
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- Judgement
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- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Movement
- Personal Liberty
- Rape
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Right to Work
- Sexual Offences
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Nigeria
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Apr 30, 2021
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2021
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/19 Martha Adamu & 7 Ors v Nigeria
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- Judgement
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- Damages and Compensation
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Impunity
- Military Offences
- Murder/Assassination
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Right to Dignity
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual Offences
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Country
- Nigeria
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Dec 9, 2019
- Country Geolocation
- Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2020
ECOWAS Court
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
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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- 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
340/07 - Nixon Nyikadzino (represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum) v Zimbabwe
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- Type of Document
- Declaration
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Competence of the Court
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Enforced disappearance
- Equality Before the Law
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Opinion
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Human Rights Violations
- Kidnapping/Sequestration
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Protection of Privacy
- Rape
- Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Property
- Sexual Offences
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
- ACHPR 56.6. Submission within reasonable period
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
288/04 Gabriel Shumba v Zimbabwe
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Detention Facilities/Conditions
- Enforced disappearance
- Equality Before the Law
- False Imprisonment
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Personal Liberty
- Personal security
- Protection of Privacy
- 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
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Property
- Right to Self-Determination
- Sexual Offences
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Country Geolocation
- Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
227/99 - Democratic Republic of Congo v Burundi, Rwanda & Uganda
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- Decision
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- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Child Abuse/Exploitation
- Damages and Compensation
- Domestic/National Laws
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Movement
- Indigenous Communities
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Militia operations / Armed conflicts
- Murder/Assassination
- Personal Liberty
- Rape
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to Education
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Self-Determination
- Rights and Welfare of the Child
- Rights of Non-Nationals
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
- Sexual Offences
- State Internal Security
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
- Uganda
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 16: Right to Health
- ACHPR 17: Right to Education
- ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
- ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
- ACHPR 19: Right of All Peoples to Equality and Rights
- ACHPR 20 : Right to Self-Determination
- ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- ACHPR 23: Right to National and International Security and Peace
- ACHPR 23.1: Right to national and international peace and security
- ACHPR 23.2.a: Non-involvement of asylees/refugees in subversive activities against their country of origin or State parties to the Charter
- ACHPR 23.2.b: Prevention of subversive or terrorist activities against other States
- Country Geolocation
- Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
- Date added
- Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision
002 2016 George Maili Kemboge v. United Republic of Tanzania Summary
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- Admissibility
- Amicus curiae
- Best Interest of the Child
- Child Abuse/Exploitation
- Equality Before the Law
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom of Association
- Rape
- Relationship between AU Mechanisms
- Reparations / Remedies
- Revision of Judgment
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Rights and Welfare of the Child
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual Offences
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Tanzania
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 16: Right to Health
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
- Country Geolocation
- Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
- Date added
- Jul 5, 2018
ACHPR Decision
ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/16 Dr Malachi Z. York v. Liberia
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- Judgement
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- Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
- Sexual Offences
- Country
- Liberia
- Outcome
- Case Dismissed
- Year Decided
- Apr 18, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
- Date added
- Jun 8, 2018
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/08 Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Niger
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- Judgement
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- Child Abuse/Exploitation
- Child Marriage
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
- Personal Liberty
- Rights and Welfare of the Child
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
- Sexual Offences
- Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Niger
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Oct 27, 2008
- Country Geolocation
- Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
- Date added
- Apr 26, 2018
ECOWAS Court
318/06 – Open Society Justice Initiative v. Côte d’Ivoire
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- Decision
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- Administration of Justice
- Admissibility
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
- Civil and Political Rights
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Damages and Compensation
- Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- Elections / Referendums
- Equality Before the Law
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Movement
- Freedom of Religion
- Land Rights
- Massive Human Rights Violations
- Participation in Government
- Personal Liberty
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Rape
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers
- Right to an Identity
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- Sexual Offences
- Statelessness
- Transitional Justice
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 1: General Obligations
- ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
- ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
- ACHPR 14: Right to Property
- ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
- ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
- ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
- ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Country Geolocation
- Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
- Date added
- Jan 29, 2018
ACHPR Decision
73/92_13AR Mohammed Lamin Diakité v. Gabon
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- Administration of Justice
- Admissibility
- Damages and Compensation
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Expulsion from a State
- Freedom of Movement
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Reparations / Remedies
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Property
- Rights of Non-Nationals
- Sexual Offences
- Country
- Gabon
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- None Indicated
- Country Geolocation
- Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
- Date added
- Nov 28, 2017
ACHPR Decision
323/06 Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights & INTERIGHTS v. Egypt
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- Decision
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- Administration of Justice
- Admissibility
- Civil and Political Rights
- Corruption
- Damages and Compensation
- Divorce
- Equality
- Equality Before the Law
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies
- Freedom from Discrimination
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Freedom of Opinion
- Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Health
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right to Work
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual Offences
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Egypt
- Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
- ACHPR 1: General Obligations
- ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health
- ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
- 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 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
- Country Geolocation
- Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
- Date added
- Nov 27, 2017
ACHPR Decision
299/05 Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia
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- Decision
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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
245/02 Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe
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- Type of Document
- Decision
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- 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
ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/16 Marie Molmon & 114 Ors v Guinea
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- Judgement
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Cruel and Degrading Treatment
- Extra-Judicial Killings
- Forced Eviction
- Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
- Land Expropriation
- Land Rights
- Murder/Assassination
- Police Brutality and Offences
- Rape
- Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
- Right to Dignity
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Sexual Offences
- Torture and Ill Treatment
- Transitional Justice
- Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
- Women's Rights
- Country
- Guinea
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- May 17, 2016
- Country Geolocation
- Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2017
ECOWAS Court
ECW/CCJ/JUD/5/16 Malachi Z. York v Liberia
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- Type of Document
- Judgement
- Keywords
- Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
- Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
- Personal Liberty
- Sexual Offences
- Outcome
- Decided on Merits
- Year Decided
- Apr 18, 2016
- Date added
- Nov 9, 2017
ECOWAS Court
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