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Communication Number 604/16 Dr. Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahama v. Republic of Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Jul 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication Number 577/15 Hassan Ishag Ahmed (represented by African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies and Others) v. Republic of the Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • 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
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Jul 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 739/20 Nchankou Ndjindam (representing SARL METIS and the Estate of the late Madame Etouman Hélène Adèle) v. Republic of Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • 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
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Jul 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 622/16 Aline Bahogwerhe v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (represented by TRIAL International)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 799/2022 – Busisiwe Mkhwebane (represented by Shadrack Tebeile) v. Republic of South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Jul 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 763/21 - William Sipai and 13 Other Representatives of the Keekonyokie Clan of the Maasai People of Kitet v. Republic of Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 19: Right of All Peoples to Equality and Rights
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Jul 21, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication No.: 697/18 M. Kaptue Tagne Serges Bruces v. Republic of Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • 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
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Jul 10, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication No.: 825/23 Jean Paul Belfis v. Republic of the Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Date added
Jul 10, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication No.: 688/18 Atemnkeng Richard (represented by Mbufor Fonju John Law Firm) v. Republic of Cameroon

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Jul 10, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication No.: 833/24 - Apôtre Joseph Kiiwa Nsenga v. Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
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
Jul 10, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication No.: 655/17 - Les femmes de Lieke Lesole, parties civiles dans l'affaire Basele Lututula, alias Colonel Thom's et autres (represented by Action Contre l'Impunité pour les Droits Humains) v. Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 10, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 836/24 – Landry Angelo Adelakoun, Romaric Zinsou, Miguele Houeto, Frejus Attindoglo, and Conaide Akouedénoudjé v. Republic of Benin

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
Date added
Jul 10, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 432/12 – Peter Odiwuor Ngoge v Republic of Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 734/19: J (Represented by the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) & Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN)) v. Namibia

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Investigation
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Namibia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Namibia: 22° 57′ 28″ S, 18° 29′ 25″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 376/09 – Acleo Kalinga (represented by Rhys Davies & Ben Keith International Human Rights Advisors) v. Uganda

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 480/14 - Senate Masupha & Others v. the Kingdom of Lesotho

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Participation in Government
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Lesotho
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Lesotho: 29° 42′ 54″ S, 28° 25′ 38″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 758/21 – Queen Ntombikayise Ambe (Represented by Shadrack Tebeile) v Republic of South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 747/21: Jacobus Stephanus Van Heerden & Anor V. The Republic of South Africa

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 588/15 Minority Rights Group International and Environnement Ressources Naturelles et Développement (on behalf of the Batwa of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC) v. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 17.2: Freedom to Participate in Community Cultural Life
  • ACHPR 17.3: Promotion/Protection of Community Values
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 21: Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 671/17 - Ahmed Abdel Hady El-Sihaimy v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 607/16 - Famille de Feu Juvenal Habyarimana c. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • 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 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Mar 6, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 803/22 - Abdulrashid Abshir Warsame v. The Federal Republic of Somalia

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country Geolocation
Somalia: 5° 9′ 8″ N, 46° 11′ 59″ E
Date added
Feb 25, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 476/14 - Magdy Moustafa El- Baghdady v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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
Feb 25, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 668/17 - Peter Odiwuor Ngoge v. Kenya

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Period of Time
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Feb 25, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 587/15 - Radio Publique Africaine (represented by Maître Lambert Nigarura) v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Information / Digital Rights
  • Right to Property
  • Telecommunications Regulation
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Feb 24, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 575/15 - Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Beltagy v. Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 24, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 686/18 - Association des Femmes Avocates Défenseurs des Droits Humains, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa & Equality Now v. DRC

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Maputo Protocol
  • Military Offences
  • Personal Liberty
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Feb 24, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 474/14 - Family of the late Jean-Claude Ndimumahoro v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • 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 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Feb 24, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 706/18 - MUZITO FUMUTSHI Adolphe v. DRC

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Feb 24, 2026
ACHPR Decision

Communication 459/13 - Devendranath Hurnam v. Mauritius

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Country
  • Mauritius
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • 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
Mauritius: 20° 20′ 54″ S, 57° 33′ 8″ E
Date added
Feb 23, 2026
ACHPR Decision

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